Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)
Born: September 24, 1881 in Linneus, ME us
Died: March 22, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Cremated
Schools: Colby College (Waterville, ME), Davidson College (Davidson, NC)
Debut:
August 27, 1908
(Age 26-338d,
3,084th in major league history)
vs. PHI 8.0 IP, 7 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W
Last Game:
September 18, 1908
(Age 26-360d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, L
Full Name: Robert Garfield Vail
Nicknames: Doc
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
Career
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1
2
6.00
4
1
0
15.0
9
1.467
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114 (113) | Aug 27 | PIT | PHI | W,4-3 | GF | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 2 | 124 (9) | Sep 5 | PIT | CHC | L,0-11 | GS | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 131 (6) | Sep 10 | PIT | CIN | L,1-3 | GF | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 140 (8) | Sep 18 (2) | PIT | @ | NYG | L,7-12 | GF | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4gm | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
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