Robert Garfield Vail (September 24, 1881 – March 22, 1942), nicknamed "Doc", was a Major League Baseball pitcher who briefly played with the

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during the season. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in

Linneus, Maine Linneus is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 947 at the 2020 census. It is named after Carl Linnaeus. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land an ...

and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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