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Mike Vail

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Full Name: Michael Lewis Vail Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180 First Game: August 18, 1975
Birthdate: November 10, 1951 Final Game: July 30, 1984
Birthplace: San Francisco, California MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Mike Vail (Michael Lewis Vail) was born on November 10, 1951 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on August 18, 1975 for the New York Mets. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .302 with 3 home runs and 17 RBI. Vail played for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Mike Vail's best season was 1980, when he hit for a .298 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1975 NY N 38 162 17 49 3 17 .302 .339 .420 8 1 9 37 0 0 0 1 3
1976 NY N 53 143 8 31 0 9 .217 .243 .266 5 1 6 19 0 0 0 0 4
1977 NY N 108 279 29 73 8 35 .262 .310 .398 12 1 19 58 2 0 0 0 9
1978 CLE A 14 34 2 8 0 2 .235 .250 .353 2 1 1 9 0 1 1 1 0
1978 CHI N 74 180 15 60 4 33 .333 .341 .456 6 2 3 24 0 0 0 0 6
1978 Total 88 214 17 68 4 35 .318 .326 .439 8 3 4 33 0 1 1 1 6
1979 CHI N 87 179 28 60 7 35 .335 .379 .520 8 2 14 27 0 0 0 1 4
1980 CHI N 114 312 30 93 6 47 .298 .330 .423 17 2 14 77 1 1 2 1 8
1981 CIN N 31 31 1 5 0 3 .161 .161 .161 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1
1982 CIN N 78 189 9 48 4 29 .254 .274 .381 10 1 6 33 0 0 0 1 7
1983 SF N 18 26 1 4 0 3 .154 .185 .192 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0
1983 MON N 34 53 5 15 2 4 .283 .387 .434 2 0 8 10 1 0 0 0 1
1983 TOT N 52 79 6 19 2 7 .241 .326 .354 3 0 8 17 2 0 0 0 1
1984 LA N 16 16 1 1 0 2 .063 .118 .063 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 651 1570 144 439 34 217 .280 .314 .401 69 10 80 308 5 1 2 4 43
Total AL 14 34 2 8 0 2 .235 .250 .353 2 1 1 9 0 1 1 1 0
Total 665 1604 146 447 34 219 .279 .313 .400 71 11 81 317 5 2 3 5 43

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1975 NY N LF 35 35 326.1 85 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1975 NY N CF 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 NY N OF 36 36 334.1 92 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1976 NY N RF 33 32 269.2 57 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .935
1976 NY N LF 2 2 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 NY N OF 35 34 283.2 63 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1977 NY N RF 82 67 587 159 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1977 NY N LF 2 1 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1977 NY N OF 84 68 594 159 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1978 CLE A RF 7 5 36 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 CLE A LF 2 2 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 CLE A OF 9 7 53 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 CLE A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 CHI N OF 46 34 300 50 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1978 CHI N 3B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 CHI N RF 39 32 273.1 43 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1978 CHI N LF 7 2 26.2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 Total RF 46 37 309.1 54 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1978 Total LF 9 4 43.2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 Total OF 55 41 353 68 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1979 CHI N 3B 2 0 2.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 CHI N OF 39 35 287.2 51 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1979 CHI N LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 CHI N RF 38 35 286.2 55 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1980 CHI N RF 61 51 452 97 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1980 CHI N LF 19 13 128.2 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 CHI N OF 77 64 580.2 126 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1981 CIN N OF 3 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 CIN N RF 3 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 CIN N LF 50 43 331 75 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1982 CIN N RF 2 2 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 CIN N OF 52 45 344 72 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1983 SF N LF 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 SF N OF 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 SF N 1B 4 3 19.1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 MON N RF 12 10 80 18 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1983 MON N 1B 1 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 MON N LF 3 2 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 MON N OF 15 12 97 19 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1983 MON N 3B 1 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 TOT N OF 17 13 105 20 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1983 TOT N 1B 5 4 26.1 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 TOT N LF 5 3 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 LA N OF 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 LA N LF 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 5 4 26.1 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 277 234 2008.2 443 21 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 .965
Total 3B 4 0 5.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 124 102 880.2 213 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
Total CF 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 399 337 2897.1 654 35 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 .968

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1970).
  • Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 13, 1971).
  • Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Jack Heidemann to New York Mets in exchange for Ted Martinez (December 11, 1974).
  • Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from New York Mets (March 26, 1978).
  • Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Joe Wallis (June 15, 1978).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Hector Cruz (December 12, 1980).
  • Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
  • Signed by Cincinnati Reds (November 27, 1981).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Rich Gale (January 5, 1983).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants to Montreal Expos in exchange for Wallace Johnson (May 25, 1983).
  • Released by Montreal Expos (March 26, 1984).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 10, 1984).

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