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Mike Vail
Michael Lewis Vail

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut August 18, 1975
  vs. HOU 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 30, 1984
Born November 10, 1951 in San Francisco, CA

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 23 NYM NL  38  162   17   49   8  1   3   17   0  0   9  37  .302  .339  .420  114   68   0   0   1   0   3
 1976 24 NYM NL  53  143    8   31   5  1   0    9   0  1   6  19  .217  .243  .266   49   38   0   3   0   0   4
 1977 25 NYM NL 108  279   29   73  12  1   8   35   0  7  19  58  .262  .310  .398   93  111   0   3   0   2   9
 1978 26 TOT     88  214   17   68   8  3   4   35   1  2   4  33  .318  .326  .439  105   94   1   3   1   0   6
         CLE AL  14   34    2    8   2  1   0    2   1  1   1   9  .235  .250  .353   69   12   1   1   1   0   0
         CHC NL  74  180   15   60   6  2   4   33   0  1   3  24  .333  .341  .456  111   82   0   2   0   0   6
 1979 27 CHC NL  87  179   28   60   8  2   7   35   0  2  14  27  .335  .379  .520  134   93   0   2   1   0   4
 1980 28 CHC NL 114  312   30   93  17  2   6   47   2  5  14  77  .298  .330  .423  104  132   1   0   1   1   8
 1981 29 CIN NL  31   31    1    5   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   9  .161  .161  .161   -9    5   0   0   0   0   1
 1982 30 CIN NL  78  189    9   48  10  1   4   29   0  0   6  33  .254  .274  .381   81   72   0   2   1   0   7
 1983 31 TOT NL  52   79    6   19   3  0   2    7   0  0   8  17  .241  .326  .354   90   28   0   0   0   2   1
         SFG NL  18   26    1    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   7  .154  .185  .192    7    5   0   0   0   1   0
         MON NL  34   53    5   15   2  0   2    4   0  0   8  10  .283  .387  .434  129   23   0   0   0   1   1
 1984 32 LAD NL  16   16    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   7  .063  .118  .063  -47    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     665 1604  146  447  71 11  34  219   3 17  81 317  .279  .313  .400   95  642   2  13   5   5  43
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        391   36  109  17  3   8   53   1  4  20  77  .279  .313  .400   95  156   0   3   1   1  10
 Career High    114  312   30   93  17  3   8   47   2  7  19  77  .298  .330  .423  104  132   1   3   1   2   9
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 23 NYM NL  171  116   23   5.3    93| .302  .261| .339  .331| .420  .376| .759  .707| 114  .596   2.4   0.2   0%
 1976 24 NYM NL  152  120    9   2.0    87| .217  .256| .243  .321| .266  .364| .509  .685|  49  .216  -9.5  -1.0   0%
 1977 25 NYM NL  303  225   30   3.6    99| .262  .263| .310  .330| .398  .401| .708  .731|  93  .387  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1978 26 TOT     222  158   28   4.7   102| .318  .273| .326  .342| .439  .402| .765  .743| 105  .555   0.2   0.0  33%
         CLE AL   37   29    3   2.8    93| .235  .260| .250  .325| .353  .383| .603  .708|  69  .307  -1.5  -0.2  50%
         CHC NL  185  129   25   5.2   104| .333  .275| .341  .345| .456  .405| .797  .750| 111  .598   1.7   0.2   0%
 1979 27 CHC NL  195  127   34   7.2   108| .335  .280| .379  .347| .520  .416| .899  .763| 134  .711   8.3   0.8   0%
 1980 28 CHC NL  328  233   40   4.6   101| .298  .275| .330  .338| .423  .399| .753  .737| 104  .541   0.4   0.0  28%
 1981 29 CIN NL   31   27    1   1.0    93| .161  .265| .161  .330| .161  .379| .322  .710|  -9  .070  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1982 30 CIN NL  197  150   18   3.2    96| .254  .268| .274  .331| .381  .389| .655  .721|  81  .382  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1983 31 TOT NL   89   61   10   4.4    95| .241  .261| .326  .329| .354  .387| .680  .717|  90  .518  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         SFG NL   27   22    1   1.2    94| .154  .260| .185  .328| .192  .385| .377  .712|   7  .093  -3.3  -0.3   0%
         MON NL   62   39    9   6.2    96| .283  .262| .387  .330| .434  .388| .821  .719| 129  .667   2.4   0.2   0%
 1984 32 LAD NL   17   15    0   0.0    92| .063  .261| .118  .326| .063  .380| .181  .705| -47  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1705 1232  193   4.2    98| .279  .268| .313  .334| .400  .394| .713  .728|  95  .490 -15.5  -1.8  15%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 23 NYM NL OF 36 92 9 3 1 .971 .978 2.81 2.01 2.72 2.29 36 334.3 LF 35 85 9 3 1 .969 .973 2.69 1.71 2.59 2.10 35 326.3 CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 3.38 2.70 1 8.0 1976 24 NYM NL OF 35 63 1 4 0 .941 .979 1.83 2.03 2.03 2.34 34 283.7 RF 33 57 1 4 0 .935 .975 1.76 1.83 1.94 2.15 32 269.7 LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.60 2.57 1.99 2 14.0 1977 25 NYM NL OF 85 159 5 6 2 .965 .978 1.93 1.93 2.48 2.26 68 594.0 RF 82 159 5 4 2 .976 .974 2.00 1.78 2.51 2.11 67 587.0 LF 2 2 0 2 0 .500 .952 1.00 1.50 2.57 1.93 1 7.0 1978 26 TOT OF 54 68 1 1 0 .986 .980 1.28 1.97 1.76 2.33 41 353.0 TOT RF 46 54 1 1 0 .982 .979 1.20 1.79 1.60 2.14 37 309.3 TOT LF 9 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.44 1.60 2.68 2.08 4 43.7 CLE AL OF 9 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.00 2.13 3.06 2.46 7 53.0 RF 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.86 2.75 2.25 5 36.0 LF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 1.80 3.71 2.22 2 17.0 DH 1 CHC NL OF 45 50 1 1 0 .981 .981 1.13 1.94 1.53 2.31 34 300.0 RF 39 43 1 1 0 .978 .978 1.13 1.78 1.45 2.13 32 273.3 LF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 1.54 2.02 1.99 2 26.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1979 27 CHC NL OF 39 51 3 2 0 .964 .978 1.38 2.00 1.69 2.33 35 287.7 RF 38 55 3 2 0 .967 .980 1.53 1.87 1.82 2.19 35 286.7 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.50 3.33 3.00 0 2.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1980 28 CHC NL OF 77 126 5 5 1 .963 .980 1.70 1.98 2.03 2.31 64 580.7 RF 61 97 6 5 1 .954 .977 1.69 1.71 2.05 2.06 51 452.0 LF 19 33 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.79 1.68 2.38 2.06 13 128.7 1981 29 CIN NL RF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.63 2.45 2.05 0 11.0 1982 30 CIN NL OF 52 72 7 1 0 .988 .978 1.52 1.91 2.07 2.25 45 344.0 LF 50 75 6 1 0 .988 .974 1.62 1.60 2.20 2.08 43 331.0 RF 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 0.69 2.01 2 13.0 1983 31 TOT NL OF 17 20 4 1 0 .960 .980 1.41 1.92 2.06 2.27 13 105.0 TOT NL 1B 5 30 1 0 1 1.000 .990 6.20 8.40 10.61 9.96 4 26.3 TOT NL LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.60 0.36 2.02 3 25.0 SFG NL 1B 4 24 0 0 0 1.000 .992 6.00 8.40 11.19 9.98 3 19.3 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.02 1 8.0 MON NL OF 15 19 4 1 0 .958 .979 1.53 1.92 2.13 2.27 12 97.0 RF 12 18 4 1 0 .957 .978 1.83 1.64 2.48 2.01 10 80.0 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.60 0.53 2.01 2 17.0 1B 1 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 7.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 1 7.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.74 0 2.3 1984 32 LAD NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 2.02 1 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 31 TOT NL 1B 5 30 1 0 1 1.000 .990 6.20 8.40 10.61 9.96 4 26.3 SFG NL 1B 4 24 0 0 0 1.000 .992 6.00 8.40 11.19 9.98 3 19.3 MON NL 1B 1 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 7.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 1 7.0 1978 26 CHC NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1979 27 CHC NL 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.50 3.33 3.00 0 2.7 1983 31 MON NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.74 0 2.3 1975 23 NYM NL CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 3.38 2.70 1 8.0 1978 26 CLE AL DH 1 1975 23 NYM NL LF 35 85 9 3 1 .969 .973 2.69 1.71 2.59 2.10 35 326.3 1976 24 NYM NL LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.60 2.57 1.99 2 14.0 1977 25 NYM NL LF 2 2 0 2 0 .500 .952 1.00 1.50 2.57 1.93 1 7.0 1978 26 TOT LF 9 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.44 1.60 2.68 2.08 4 43.7 CLE AL LF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 1.80 3.71 2.22 2 17.0 CHC NL LF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 1.54 2.02 1.99 2 26.7 1979 27 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1980 28 CHC NL LF 19 33 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.79 1.68 2.38 2.06 13 128.7 1982 30 CIN NL LF 50 75 6 1 0 .988 .974 1.62 1.60 2.20 2.08 43 331.0 1983 31 TOT NL LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.60 0.36 2.02 3 25.0 SFG NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.02 1 8.0 MON NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.60 0.53 2.01 2 17.0 1984 32 LAD NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 2.02 1 4.0 1975 23 NYM NL OF 36 92 9 3 1 .971 .978 2.81 2.01 2.72 2.29 36 334.3 1976 24 NYM NL OF 35 63 1 4 0 .941 .979 1.83 2.03 2.03 2.34 34 283.7 1977 25 NYM NL OF 85 159 5 6 2 .965 .978 1.93 1.93 2.48 2.26 68 594.0 1978 26 TOT OF 54 68 1 1 0 .986 .980 1.28 1.97 1.76 2.33 41 353.0 CLE AL OF 9 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.00 2.13 3.06 2.46 7 53.0 CHC NL OF 45 50 1 1 0 .981 .981 1.13 1.94 1.53 2.31 34 300.0 1979 27 CHC NL OF 39 51 3 2 0 .964 .978 1.38 2.00 1.69 2.33 35 287.7 1980 28 CHC NL OF 77 126 5 5 1 .963 .980 1.70 1.98 2.03 2.31 64 580.7 1981 29 CIN NL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.03 2.45 2.29 0 11.0 1982 30 CIN NL OF 52 72 7 1 0 .988 .978 1.52 1.91 2.07 2.25 45 344.0 1983 31 TOT NL OF 17 20 4 1 0 .960 .980 1.41 1.92 2.06 2.27 13 105.0 SFG NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.90 1.12 2.25 1 8.0 MON NL OF 15 19 4 1 0 .958 .979 1.53 1.92 2.13 2.27 12 97.0 1984 32 LAD NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 1 4.0 1976 24 NYM NL RF 33 57 1 4 0 .935 .975 1.76 1.83 1.94 2.15 32 269.7 1977 25 NYM NL RF 82 159 5 4 2 .976 .974 2.00 1.78 2.51 2.11 67 587.0 1978 26 TOT RF 46 54 1 1 0 .982 .979 1.20 1.79 1.60 2.14 37 309.3 CLE AL RF 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.86 2.75 2.25 5 36.0 CHC NL RF 39 43 1 1 0 .978 .978 1.13 1.78 1.45 2.13 32 273.3 1979 27 CHC NL RF 38 55 3 2 0 .967 .980 1.53 1.87 1.82 2.19 35 286.7 1980 28 CHC NL RF 61 97 6 5 1 .954 .977 1.69 1.71 2.05 2.06 51 452.0 1981 29 CIN NL RF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.63 2.45 2.05 0 11.0 1982 30 CIN NL RF 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 0.69 2.01 2 13.0 1983 31 MON NL RF 12 18 4 1 0 .957 .978 1.83 1.64 2.48 2.01 10 80.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 399 654 35 23 4 .968 .979 1.73 1.97 2.14 2.30 337 2897.3 124 1 277# RF* 277 443 21 17 3 .965 .976 1.68 1.78 2.08 2.12 234 2008.7 LF* 124 213 16 6 1 .974 .974 1.85 1.64 2.34 2.08 102 880.7 1B* 5 30 1 0 1 1.000 .990 6.20 8.40 10.61 9.96 4 26.3 3B* 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.25 2.45 1.70 2.89 0 5.3 CF* 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 3.38 2.70 1 8.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 408 684 37 23 5 .969 .979 1.77 2.05 2.22 2.37 341 2929
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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 (Secondary Phase).

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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