Arthur Patrick Veltman (March 24, 1906 – October 1, 1980) was an American professional baseball player who played in

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from 1926 to 1934. He played for the

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, and

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. He never played as a starter, the most at bats he collected in one season was 28 in 1934. The other seasons he had less than 4 at-bats, in three seasons he only had 1 at-bat. His career batting average was .132 (5-for-38). His career

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was 1.000, with no errors in 33

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