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Harry Porter Vickers

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Harry Porter Vickers

Birth
St. Marys, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
Death
9 Dec 1958 (aged 79)
Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Pittsford, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Harry "Rube" Vickers is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in the majors from 1902-1909 for the Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Athletics. He recorded 18 of his 22 major league wins for the 1908 Athletics, including a league-high six relief wins. In a doubleheader against the Senators on October 5, 1907 he pitched 12 innings of brilliant relief to win the first game, then hurled a five-inning perfect game in the nightcap.
Harry "Rube" Vickers is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in the majors from 1902-1909 for the Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Athletics. He recorded 18 of his 22 major league wins for the 1908 Athletics, including a league-high six relief wins. In a doubleheader against the Senators on October 5, 1907 he pitched 12 innings of brilliant relief to win the first game, then hurled a five-inning perfect game in the nightcap.

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husband of Jessie A. Vickers



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