Pitching Record 5-3 Strikeouts 21 Role Baseball player | Earned run average 3.95 Name Bucky Veil | |
Died April 16, 1931, Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Frederick William Veil (1881–1931) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and 1904.
Career
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.
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.