 In 1919 , Vick became the Yankees 's starting right fielder . On April 30 , in his fourth appearance of the season , he led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run off of Mule Watson of the Philadelphia Athletics : his first career home run . He struggled at the plate during the first two months of the season , with a batting average of .208 after the June 1 game . However , he began to increase his productivity in June and July . By early August , he had raised his average to a season @-@ high of .266 . It was during that time period when he hit his second , and last , major league home run . It was a grand slam off of Allan Sothoron in a game on August 7 : an 8 – 2 victory over the St. Louis Browns . For the remainder of the season , Vick 's production had a steady , slow decline ; he finished the season with a .248 batting average , along with 27 RBIs , 15 doubles , and nine triples . 
