Bob Vail

Robert Garfield Vail
(Doc)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.
• School Colby College, Davidson College
• Debut August 27, 1908
• Final Game September 18, 1908
• Born September 24, 1881 in Linneus, ME USA
• Died March 22, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Bob Vail pitched 4 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates toward the end of the 1908 season, at a time when the Pirates were in a hotly-contested pennant race. The Pirates ended up winning 98 games and finishing one game out.

As a hitter, Vail went one for three and also got a walk, for a .500 OBP.

He was at Colby College in Maine at the same time as Jack Coombs. He was also at Davidson College for a year, at the same time as Willy Fetzer.