Rube Vickers

Full Name: Harry Porter Vickers	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/225	First Game: September 21, 1902
Birthdate: May 17, 1878	Final Game: October 2, 1909
Birthplace: St. Mary's, Ontario (Canada)	MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: December 9, 1958
Deathplace: Belleville, Michigan
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Born on May 17, 1878 in St. Mary's, Ontario (Canada), Rube Vickers (Harry Porter Vickers) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Superbas and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 5 year career. Vickers broke into the bigs on September 21, 1902 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 3.40 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched in 1907, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Rube Vickers's best season was 1908, when he posted a 2.21 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 156 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1902	CIN	N	3	3	0	3	6.00	6	20	14	3	0	0	21	31	0	8	0	1
1903	BRO	N	4	1	0	1	1.93	5	23	17	1	0	0	14	27	0	9	2	1
1907	PHI	A	10	4	2	2	3.40	21	27	19	3	1	0	50.1	44	1	12	1	1
1908	PHI	A	53	34	18	19	2.21	156	114	78	21	6	1	317	264	0	71	12	11
1909	PHI	A	18	3	2	2	3.40	25	32	21	1	0	1	55.2	60	0	19	3	2
Total	NL		7	4	0	4	7.97	11	43	31	4	0	0	35	58	0	17	2	2
Total	AL		81	41	22	23	2.51	202	173	118	25	7	2	423	368	1	102	16	14
Total			88	45	22	27	2.93	213	216	149	29	7	2	458	426	1	119	18	16

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1902	CIN	N	P	3	0	3	0	0	0	1.000
1902	CIN	N	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	1.000
1903	BRO	N	P	4	0	10	1	0	0	.909
1903	BRO	N	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1907	PHI	A	P	10	2	17	1	1	0	.950
1908	PHI	A	P	53	10	83	7	0	0	.930
1909	PHI	A	P	18	3	11	1	0	0	.933
Total			OF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	88	15	124	10	1	0	.933
Total			C	1	0	1	0	0	6	1.000

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SH
1902	CIN	N	4	11	0	4	3	.364	.364	.455	1	0	0
1903	BRO	N	5	10	0	1	3	.100	.100	.100	0	0	0
1907	PHI	A	10	20	0	3	0	.150	.150	.150	0	0	1
1908	PHI	A	53	106	4	17	4	.160	.233	.189	3	10	4
1909	PHI	A	18	16	0	1	3	.063	.063	.063	0	0	1
Total	NL		9	21	0	5	6	.238	.238	.286	1	0	0
Total	AL		81	142	4	21	7	.148	.204	.169	3	10	6
Total			90	163	4	26	13	.160	.208	.184	4	10	6

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Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Brooklyn Superbas (February 17, 1903).

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