Frederick William "Bucky" Veil (August 2, 1881 – April 16, 1931) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and 1904.
Frederick played both baseball and football at Williamsport High School, the latter of which earned him the nickname "Bucky" for his mastery of the buck-lateral.
bucky, veil, frederick, william, bucky, veil, august, 1881, april, 1931, american, major, league, baseball, pitcher, pitched, pittsburgh, pirates, 1903, 1904, pitcherborn, 1881, august, 1881tyrone, pennsylvaniadied, april, 1931, 1931, aged, altoona, pennsylvan. Frederick William Bucky Veil August 2 1881 April 16 1931 was an American Major League Baseball pitcher He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and 1904 Bucky VeilPitcherBorn 1881 08 02 August 2 1881Tyrone PennsylvaniaDied April 16 1931 1931 04 16 aged 49 Altoona PennsylvaniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 19 1903 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceApril 23 1904 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsPitching Record5 3Earned run average3 95Strikeouts21TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1903 1904 Career editFrederick played both baseball and football at Williamsport High School the latter of which earned him the nickname Bucky for his mastery of the buck lateral In January 1901 Veil attended Bucknell University on a baseball scholarship That summer he pitched for a semi pro team in Altoona Pennsylvania where he was scouted by Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss Veil signed a contract with Dreyfuss in October 1902 and joined his former Bucknell teammate Jimmy Sebring during the 1903 season Veil appeared in the second game of the inaugural World Series becoming the first relief pitcher in World Series history Veil return to Altoona in 1904 and played his final Major League season From 1905 to 1909 Veil played in the minor leagues 1905 1906 1907 Columbus Senators American Association 1907 Williamsport Millionaires Tri State League 1908 Binghamton Bingoes New York State League 1908 Wilkes Barre Barons New York State League 1909 Wilmington Sunbury Atlantic League In 1909 he also managed with Wilmington Sunbury External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Bucky Veil at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1880s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bucky Veil amp oldid 1167257944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
