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Mike Vail
Michael Lewis Vail
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 10, 1951 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA)
Drafted
by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1975
Final Game: July 30, 1984
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Career Home Runs

Mike Vail: 34 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 11 go ahead
4 Tms
CHC17
NYM11
CIN4
MON2
 
vs RHP18
vs LHP16
 
Away19
Home15
 
Leverage
High Lev3
Medium Lev14
Low Lev17
12 Opps
PHI8
PIT5
MON5
NYM3
ATL2
STL2
LAD2
CHC2
CIN2
SFG1
SDP1
HOU1
32 Pitchers
Jim Kaat2
Steve Carlton2
Burt Hooton1
Randy Niemann1
Jeff Reardon1
Lerrin LaGrow1
Elias Sosa1
Craig Skok1
Kent Tekulve1
Skip Lockwood1
Pete Vuckovich1
Ray Burris1
Dale Murray1
Doug Rau1
Randy Lerch1
Fred Norman1
Bill Atkinson1
Larry McWilliams1
Dick Tidrow1
Chris Welsh1
9 Parks
Wrigley Fld11
Shea Stad7
VeteransStad5
Stade Olymp.4
Dodger Stad2
3 Rivers Std2
Parc Jarry1
Cinergy Fld1
Qualcomm St1
Where Hit
Unk14
714
93
82
781
General field locations when available.
 
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms32
2·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
5th9
4th6
3rd6
2nd5
9th3
6th3
7th1
8th1
Outs
112
011
211
 
DefPos
RF21
LF10
PH3
Bases
---13
1--12
12-4
-2-2
1231
--31
-231
 
62 RBI
RISP9
0 on13
1 on15
2 on5
3 on1
Any on21
Inning
13
22
33
42
55
63
76
84
94
Extra2
 
1-38
4-610
7-end16
RelScore
+4..3
+33
+21
+14
Tied8
-13
-23
-4..9
 
Ahead11
Tied8
Behind15
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1975 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1975-09-01 NYM PIT John Candelaria tied 0-0 b 1 2 --- 1 3 7 11% 62% Home Run
2 2 2 1 1975-09-05 NYM STL Eric Rasmussen tied 0-0 b 3 2 1-- 2 3 7 22% 75% Home Run; Unser Scores
3 3 3 1 1975-09-08 (1) NYM @ MON Woodie Fryman behind 2-4 t 6 1 --- 1 3 7 12% 30% Home Run
1977 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
4 4 1 1 1977-05-02 NYM @ LAD Doug Rau tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 9 11% 61% Home Run
5 5 2 1 1977-05-29 NYM @ PHI Jim Kaat tied 0-0 t 1 0 -23 3 3 9 13% 76% Home Run; Randle Scores; Boisclair Scores
6 6 3 1 1977-07-03 NYM @ MON Wayne Twitchell ahead 1-0 t 4 1 --- 1 3 9 11% 72% Home Run
7 7 4 1 1977-07-06 NYM @ PHI Jim Kaat tied 1-1 t 4 1 1-- 2 5 9 21% 71% Home Run; Henderson Scores
8 8 5 1 1977-07-13 NYM CHC Ray Burris behind 0-2 b 5 1 --- 1 6 9 13% 37% Home Run
9 9 6 1 1977-07-15 (2) NYM PIT Odell Jones ahead 3-0 b 5 1 --- 1 4 9 5% 93% Home Run
10 10 7 1 1977-08-20 NYM CIN Fred Norman behind 0-7 b 7 0 --- 1 5 9 1% 2% Home Run
11 11 8 1 1977-08-24 NYM @ CIN Doug Capilla behind 1-11 t 9 0 1-- 2 4 9 0% 0% Home Run; Henderson Scores
1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
12 12 1 1 1978-07-02 CHC PHI Dick Ruthven behind 0-6 b 7 1 12- 3 8 PH 7% 10% Home Run; Trillo Scores; DeJesus Scores
13 13 2 1 1978-07-06 CHC @ NYM Skip Lockwood behind 5-7 t 7 0 --- 1 9 7 12% 29% Home Run
14 14 3 1 1978-09-09 CHC @ MON Bill Atkinson ahead 5-2 t 7 1 --- 1 4 9 5% 95% Home Run
15 15 4 1 1978-09-25 CHC @ PIT Kent Tekulve behind 1-7 t 8 2 12- 3 5 9 3% 3% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Buckner Scores; Kingman Scores
1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
16 16 1 1 1979-05-06 CHC ATL Larry McWilliams behind 4-5 b 2 2 1-- 2 2 9 21% 62% Home Run; DeJesus Scores
17 17 2 2 1979-05-06 CHC ATL Craig Skok ahead 10-9 b 5 2 1-- 2 2 9 19% 87% Home Run; DeJesus Scores
18 18 3 1 1979-06-30 CHC NYM Dale Murray behind 4-9 b 11 1 123 4 4 PH 7% 12% Home Run; DeJesus Scores; Thompson Scores; Buckner Scores
19 19 4 1 1979-07-07 (2) CHC HOU Randy Niemann ahead 4-0 b 3 0 -2- 2 6 9 4% 96% Home Run; Martin Scores
20 20 5 1 1979-08-09 CHC PIT Grant Jackson ahead 8-0 b 8 1 --3 2 2 9 0% 100% Home Run; DeJesus Scores
21 21 6 1 1979-09-04 CHC STL Pete Vuckovich behind 2-6 b 9 2 1-- 2 9 PH 1% 2% Home Run; Macko Scores
22 22 7 1 1979-09-09 CHC PHI Kevin Saucier ahead 1-0 b 3 1 1-- 2 3 9 16% 83% Home Run; Biittner Scores
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
23 23 1 1 1980-05-10 CHC SFG Ed Halicki ahead 10-4 b 6 0 12- 3 5 7 1% 100% Home Run; Buckner Scores; Martin Scores
24 24 2 1 1980-05-30 CHC PHI Lerrin LaGrow ahead 7-6 b 5 0 1-- 2 4 7 15% 89% Home Run; Biittner Scores
25 25 3 1 1980-06-02 CHC @ MON Elias Sosa tied 6-6 t 9 1 --- 1 5 9 39% 84% Home Run
26 26 4 1 1980-06-07 CHC @ PHI Randy Lerch behind 1-5 t 7 0 --- 1 5 9 4% 10% Home Run
27 27 5 1 1980-07-25 CHC @ LAD Burt Hooton ahead 4-2 t 6 0 --- 1 6 9 8% 88% Home Run
28 28 6 1 1980-09-12 CHC @ NYM Tom Hausman ahead 8-5 t 14 2 -2- 2 9 9 2% 99% Home Run; O'Berry Scores
1982 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
29 29 1 1 1982-05-15 CIN @ PIT Enrique Romo behind 7-12 t 9 2 1-- 2 2 7 0% 0% Home Run; Trevino Scores
30 30 2 1 1982-05-30 CIN @ MON Jeff Reardon behind 2-3 t 7 2 12- 3 5 7 52% 81% Home Run; Oester Scores; Concepcion Scores
31 31 3 1 1982-06-07 CIN @ SDP Chris Welsh behind 2-6 t 8 1 1-- 2 5 7 6% 8% Home Run; Driessen Scores/unER
32 32 4 1 1982-07-10 (2) CIN @ CHC Dick Tidrow behind 3-4 t 8 2 1-- 2 4 7 54% 72% Home Run; Concepcion Scores
1983 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
33 33 1 1 1983-05-27 MON @ PHI Steve Carlton tied 0-0 t 1 0 1-- 2 2 9 16% 70% Home Run; Raines Scores
34 34 2 1 1983-06-29 (1) MON @ PHI Steve Carlton tied 1-1 t 5 2 --- 1 7 9 16% 61% Home Run

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