1879
Born May 17, 1879
Hillsdale, MI, USA
Rube Vickers Notable
Rube Vickers played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1902 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1909.
He went 22 and 27 with a 2.93 earned run average, pitching 458 innings in 88 games. He struck out 213, completed 29 of his 45 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 90 games he batted .160, with 26 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Hillsdale, MI, USA on May 17, 1879, and died on December 9, 1958. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | CIN | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 |
| 1903 | BRO | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 1907 | PHA | 10 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .150 |
| 1908 | PHA | 53 | 106 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 0 | .160 |
| 1909 | PHA | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .063 |
| Career | — | 90 | 163 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 0 | .160 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | CIN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 1903 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 10.93 |
| 1907 | PHA | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 50.1 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 3.40 |
| 1908 | PHA | 18 | 19 | 53 | 34 | 1 | 317.0 | 264 | 78 | 71 | 156 | 2.21 |
| 1909 | PHA | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 55.2 | 60 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 3.40 |
| Career | — | 22 | 27 | 88 | 45 | 2 | 458.0 | 426 | 149 | 119 | 213 | 2.93 |
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