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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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1975 23 NYM NL 38 171 162 17 49 8 1 3 17 0 0 9 37 .302 .339 .420 .759 114 68 3 0 0 0 1 7/8
1976 24 NYM NL 53 152 143 8 31 5 1 0 9 0 1 6 19 .217 .243 .266 .509 49 38 4 0 0 3 0 9/7
1977 25 NYM NL 108 303 279 29 73 12 1 8 35 0 7 19 58 .262 .310 .398 .708 93 111 9 2 0 3 0 9/7
1978 26 TOT MLB 88 222 214 17 68 8 3 4 35 1 2 4 33 .318 .326 .439 .765 105 94 6 0 1 3 1 9/75D
1978 26 CLE AL 14 37 34 2 8 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 9 .235 .250 .353 .603 69 12 0 0 1 1 1 /97D
1978 26 CHC NL 74 185 180 15 60 6 2 4 33 0 1 3 24 .333 .341 .456 .796 111 82 6 0 0 2 0 9/75
1979 27 CHC NL 87 195 179 28 60 8 2 7 35 0 2 14 27 .335 .379 .520 .899 134 93 4 0 0 2 1 9/57
1980 28 CHC NL 114 328 312 30 93 17 2 6 47 2 5 14 77 .298 .330 .423 .753 104 132 8 1 1 0 1 97
1981 29 CIN NL 31 31 31 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .161 .161 .161 .323 -9 5 1 0 0 0 0 /9
1982 30 CIN NL 78 197 189 9 48 10 1 4 29 0 0 6 33 .254 .274 .381 .655 81 72 7 0 0 2 1 7/9
1983 31 TOT NL 52 89 79 6 19 3 0 2 7 0 0 8 17 .241 .326 .354 .680 90 28 1 2 0 0 0 9/375
1983 31 SFG NL 18 27 26 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .154 .185 .192 .377 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 /37
1983 31 MON NL 34 62 53 5 15 2 0 2 4 0 0 8 10 .283 .387 .434 .821 129 23 1 1 0 0 0 9/735
1984 32 LAD NL 16 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .063 .118 .063 .180 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0 /7
10 Seasons 665 1705 1604 146 447 71 11 34 219 3 17 81 317 .279 .313 .400 .713 95 642 43 5 2 13 5
162 Game Avg. 162 415 391 36 109 17 3 8 53 1 4 20 77 .279 .313 .400 .713 95 156 10 1 0 3 1
NYM (3 yrs) 199 626 584 54 153 25 3 11 61 0 8 34 114 .262 .302 .372 .673 89 217 16 2 0 6 1
CHC (3 yrs) 275 708 671 73 213 31 6 17 115 2 8 31 128 .317 .347 .458 .804 114 307 18 1 1 4 2
CIN (2 yrs) 109 228 220 10 53 10 1 4 32 0 0 6 42 .241 .259 .350 .609 68 77 8 0 0 2 1
SFG (1 yr) 18 27 26 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .154 .185 .192 .377 7 5 0 1 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 16 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .063 .118 .063 .180 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 34 62 53 5 15 2 0 2 4 0 0 8 10 .283 .387 .434 .821 129 23 1 1 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 14 37 34 2 8 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 9 .235 .250 .353 .603 69 12 0 0 1 1 1
NL (10 yrs) 651 1668 1570 144 439 69 10 34 217 2 16 80 308 .280 .314 .401 .716 96 630 43 5 1 12 4
AL (1 yr) 14 37 34 2 8 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 9 .235 .250 .353 .603 69 12 0 0 1 1 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 NYM NL 23 OF 36 36 334.1 104 92 9 3 1 .971 6.5 23.3 3.5 2.0 1.5 3 2.72 2.81 .978 2.29 2.01
1975 NYM NL 23 LF 35 35 326.1 97 85 9 3 1 .969 6.9 25.4 3.9 2.4 1.5 3 2.59 2.69 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 NYM NL 23 CF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
1976 NYM NL 24 OF 35 34 283.2 68 63 1 4 0 .941 -2.5 -10.6 -1.5 -2.1 0.7 -1 2.03 1.83 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 NYM NL 24 RF 33 32 269.2 62 57 1 4 0 .935 -2.8 -12.5 -1.8 -2.4 0.7 -1 1.94 1.76 .976 2.15 1.83
1976 NYM NL 24 LF 2 2 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 25.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 .975 1.99 1.60
1977 NYM NL 25 OF 85 68 594.0 170 159 5 6 2 .965 2.7 5.5 4.7 0.0 4.7 -2 2.48 1.93 .978 2.26 1.93
1977 NYM NL 25 RF 82 67 587.0 168 159 5 4 2 .976 3.0 6.1 5.0 0.3 4.7 -2 2.51 2.00 .974 2.11 1.78
1977 NYM NL 25 LF 2 1 7.0 4 2 0 2 0 .500 -0.3 -51.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.57 1.00 .975 1.93 1.50
1978 TOT MLB 26 OF 54 41 353.0 70 68 1 1 0 .986 -4.6 -15.6 -3.6 -0.7 -2.8 -1 1.76 1.28 .980 2.33 1.97
1978 TOT MLB 26 RF 46 37 309.1 56 54 1 1 0 .982 -4.2 -16.3 -4.2 -1.4 -2.8 0 1.60 1.20 .979 2.14 1.79
1978 TOT MLB 26 LF 9 4 43.2 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -11.0 0.6 0.7 0.0 -1 2.68 1.44 .977 2.08 1.60
1978 CLE AL 26 OF 9 7 53.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 9.1 1.4 0.6 0.8 -1 3.06 2.00 .978 2.46 2.13
1978 CLE AL 26 RF 7 5 36.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 23.3 0.7 -0.1 0.8 0 2.75 1.57 .982 2.25 1.86
1978 CLE AL 26 LF 2 2 17.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -21.2 0.7 0.7 0.0 -1 3.71 3.50 .971 2.22 1.80
1978 CLE AL 26 DH 1
1978 CHC NL 26 OF 45 34 300.0 52 50 1 1 0 .981 -5.0 -20.0 -5.0 -1.3 -3.6 0 1.53 1.13 .981 2.31 1.94
1978 CHC NL 26 RF 39 32 273.1 45 43 1 1 0 .978 -4.9 -21.5 -4.9 -1.3 -3.6 0 1.45 1.13 .978 2.13 1.78
1978 CHC NL 26 LF 7 2 26.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -4.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0 2.02 0.86 .983 1.99 1.54
1978 CHC NL 26 3B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1979 CHC NL 27 OF 39 35 287.2 56 51 3 2 0 .964 -2.4 -10.0 -3.4 -2.6 -0.8 1 1.69 1.38 .979 2.33 2.00
1979 CHC NL 27 RF 38 35 286.2 60 55 3 2 0 .967 -2.2 -9.2 -3.2 -2.6 -0.6 1 1.82 1.53 .980 2.19 1.87
1979 CHC NL 27 3B 2 0 2.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.38 0.50 .900 3.04 2.50
1979 CHC NL 27 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1980 CHC NL 28 OF 77 64 580.2 136 126 5 5 1 .963 1.2 2.5 2.2 -1.4 3.6 -1 2.03 1.70 .980 2.31 1.98
1980 CHC NL 28 RF 61 51 452.0 108 97 6 5 1 .954 -2.3 -6.1 -0.3 -1.5 1.2 -2 2.05 1.69 .978 2.06 1.71
1980 CHC NL 28 LF 19 13 128.2 34 33 1 0 0 1.000 3.5 32.6 2.5 0.1 2.4 1 2.38 1.79 .976 2.06 1.68
1981 CIN NL 29 OF 3 0 11.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 54.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.45 1.00 .967 2.29 2.03
1981 CIN NL 29 RF 3 0 11.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 54.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.45 1.00 .967 2.05 1.63
1982 CIN NL 30 OF 52 45 344.0 80 72 7 1 0 .988 0.4 1.4 -1.6 -1.8 0.2 2 2.07 1.52 .978 2.25 1.91
1982 CIN NL 30 LF 50 43 331.0 82 75 6 1 0 .988 1.1 4.0 -0.9 -1.1 0.2 2 2.20 1.62 .973 2.08 1.60
1982 CIN NL 30 RF 2 2 13.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -64.6 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.69 0.50 1.000 2.01 1.65
1983 TOT NL 31 OF 17 13 105.0 25 20 4 1 0 .960 1.8 20.6 -1.2 -1.7 0.5 3 2.06 1.41 .980 2.27 1.92
1983 TOT NL 31 1B 5 4 26.1 31 30 1 0 1 1.000 0.7 31.9 0.7 0.2 0.6 0 10.59 6.20 .990 9.95 8.40
1983 TOT NL 31 LF 5 3 25.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -52.8 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 0.36 0.20 1.000 2.02 1.60
1983 SFG NL 31 1B 4 3 19.1 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 12.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0 11.17 6.00 .992 9.96 8.40
1983 SFG NL 31 LF 2 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.60
1983 SFG NL 31 OF 2 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.12 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.90
1983 MON NL 31 OF 15 12 97.0 24 19 4 1 0 .958 1.8 22.3 -1.2 -1.7 0.5 3 2.13 1.53 .979 2.27 1.92
1983 MON NL 31 RF 12 10 80.0 23 18 4 1 0 .957 2.9 43.5 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 3 2.48 1.83 .978 2.01 1.64
1983 MON NL 31 LF 3 2 17.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -77.6 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 0.53 0.33 1.000 2.01 1.60
1983 MON NL 31 1B 1 1 7.0 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 0.5 85.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 9.00 7.00 .986 9.90 8.40
1983 MON NL 31 3B 1 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -154.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1984 LAD NL 32 LF 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.50
1984 LAD NL 32 OF 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
10 Seasons OF 399 337 2897.1 712 654 35 23 4 .968 3.5 1.4 -0.5 -8.4 8.1 4 2.14 1.73 .979 2.30 1.97
8 Seasons RF 277 234 2008.2 481 443 21 17 3 .965 -5.8 -3.5 -4.8 -8.9 4.2 -1 2.08 1.68 .977 2.12 1.78
9 Seasons LF 124 102 880.2 235 213 16 6 1 .974 9.7 13.2 4.7 0.9 3.9 5 2.34 1.85 .974 2.08 1.64
1 Season 1B 5 4 26.1 31 30 1 0 1 1.000 0.7 31.9 0.7 0.2 0.6 0 10.59 6.20 .990 9.95 8.40
3 Seasons 3B 4 0 5.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -67.5 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 1.69 0.25 .900 2.87 2.45
1 Season CF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
1 Season DH 1
10 Seasons TOT 408 341 2929.0 744 684 37 23 5 .969 3.9 1.6 -0.1 -8.2 8.4 4 0 2.22 1.77 .948 2.37 2.05
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 13, 1971: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary).

December 11, 1974: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Jack Heidemann to the New York Mets for Ted Martinez.

March 26, 1978: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the New York Mets.

June 15, 1978: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Wallis.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Hector Cruz.

November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.

November 27, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

January 5, 1983: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Francisco Giants for Rich Gale.

May 25, 1983: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Montreal Expos for Wallace Johnson.

March 26, 1984: Released by the Montreal Expos.

June 10, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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