 Vick 's playing time dwindled in 1920 with the arrival of Babe Ruth , an off @-@ season purchase from the Red Sox . The Yankees now had an outfield that consisted of Ruth , established players of Duffy Lewis and Ping Bodie , and Bob Meusel , a rookie . Injuries to Lewis and Bodie allowed for periods of lengthy playing time for Vick in July and September . Later in the season , Vick and his manager Miller Huggins got into a heated argument , during which Vick punched Huggins . Appreciating Vick 's spirit , the manager quickly forgave him . Vick 's final totals in 1920 consisted of a .220 batting average in 51 games . During his time with the Yankees , the New York City sportswriters noted that he was prodigious eater . He was so much so that they proclaimed that any time someone ate a large meal , they were " doing a Sammy Vick . " 
