 Samuel Bruce " Sammy " Vick ( April 12 , 1895 – August 17 , 1986 ) was an American professional right fielder in Major League Baseball . He played for the New York Yankees from 1917 to 1920 , and the Boston Red Sox in 1921 . He stood 5 ft 10 in ( 1 @.@ 78 m ) , and weighed 163 lb . , and he batted and threw right @-@ handed . He was born in Batesville , Mississippi , and attended <unk> College in Jackson , Mississippi . 
