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American baseball player (1879–1951)

Baseball player
Rube Vinson
Outfielder
Born: (1879-03-20)March 20, 1879
Dover, Delaware
Died: October 12, 1951(1951-10-12) (aged 72)
Chester, Pennsylvania
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 27, 1904, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
May 7, 1906, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.227
Home runs0
Runs batted in14
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Ernest Augustus "Rube" Vinson (March 20, 1879 – October 12, 1951) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Cleveland Naps and the Chicago White Sox.

Vinson started his professional baseball career in 1904 in the Eastern League. He was purchased by the Naps in August and played 54 games for them as a backup outfielder. He was then sold to the White Sox. In 1906, he played 10 games and batted .250 before being sent to the minor leagues. Vinson later spent two seasons in the New England League. He retired in 1910.

In 1951, Vinson fell from a two-story building while he was washing a window. He died on October 12.

References

  1. "Rube Vinson Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. "Rube Vinson's Obit". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.

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