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Mike Vail
Michael Lewis Vail

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

MLB Debut August 18, 1975
Final Game July 30, 1984
Born November 10, 1951 in San Francisco, CA (age 72)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 23 NYN NL   70  181   17   46   6   1   4   22   0   0    5   46  .254  .274  .365  .639    95    66   0   0   0   0   5  
 1976 24 CHA AL   22   55    4   11   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    5  .200  .211  .273  .483    69    15   1   1   0   0   2  
 1977 25 CHA AL   36   77   14   25   5   0   3   15   0   0   10   12  .325  .400  .506  .906   120    39   0   2   1   1   1  
 1978 26 MLA AL   62  180   18   52   4   3   4   22   0   0    1   26  .289  .293  .411  .704    97    74   1   0   1   0   6  
 1979 27 MLA AL   46  163   28   61   9   2   6   42   0   0   11   24  .374  .407  .564  .971   129    92   0   3   2   0   5  
 1980 28 MLA AL   62  209   29   66  15   2   6   41   0   2   10   40  .316  .347  .493  .840   115   103   0   2   2   1   4  
 1981           [Did not play]
 1982 30 CIN NL   64  140   14   45  17   2   3   24   0   0    4   35  .321  .340  .536  .876   122    75   0   0   1   0   4  
 1983 31 NYN NL   41   54    8   17   2   0   2    9   0   0    4    7  .315  .415  .463  .878   124    25   0   1   0   6   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      403 1059  132  323  60  11  28  179   0   2   46  195  .305  .336  .462  .798         489   2   9   7   8  28
 Per 600 PA           565   70  172  32   6  15   96   0   1   25  104                                 261   1   5   4   4  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLA      170  552   75  179  28   7  16  105   0   2   22   90  .324  .348  .487  .836         269   1   5   5   1  15
   With NYN      111  235   25   63   8   1   6   31   0   0    9   53  .268  .311  .387  .698          91   0   1   0   6   6
   With CIN       64  140   14   45  17   2   3   24   0   0    4   35  .321  .340  .536  .876          75   0   0   1   0   4
   With CHA       58  132   18   36   7   1   3   19   0   0   11   17  .273  .327  .409  .736          54   1   3   1   1   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      665 1604  146  447  71  11  34  219   3  17   81  317  .279  .313  .400  .713         642   2  13   5   5  43
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1975 23 NYN NL  47   16   3.2  33   9   2  .273   1   11    2  .182    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e10  -120   
 1976 24 CHA AL  43    2   1.6   6   2   0  .333   0    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e20   -26   
 1977 25 CHA AL  90   16   8.1  15   7   1  .467   0    7    2  .286    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e14   198   
 1978 26 MLA AL  41   19   3.8  21   3   0  .143   3   12    5  .417    0    0  .000  UT             -61   
 1979 27 MLA AL  84   36   8.9   6   3   0  .500   2    5    3  .600    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e10    72   
 1980 28 MLA AL  59   34   6.1   8   2   0  .250   2    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  DH              86   
 1981           [Did not play]
 1982 30 CIN NL  14   23   6.5  37  13   0  .351   0    6    3  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e4   221   
 1983 31 NYN NL  95   11   7.8  24  10   2  .417   2    3    0  .000    0    0  .000  UT             198   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          160   5.6 150  49   5  .327  10   48   16  .333    0    0  .000                  51   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 17.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1975 23 NYN NL  CF    37    63     6    0    1  1.000    30   283.1   2.19
                 LF    10    15     0    1    0   .938     5    53.1   2.53
 1976 24 CHA AL  LF    15     9     1    0    0  1.000    14   122.2   0.73
                 RF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
 1977 25 CHA AL  LF    19    26     1    0    0  1.000    18   149.0   1.63
                 RF     5     4     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   4.50
 1978 26 MLA AL  LF    20    20     4    1    0   .960    11   104.0   2.08
                 3B    15     7    18    2    2   .926     9    80.0   2.81
                 RF     5     7     0    0    0  1.000     5    35.0   1.80
 1979 27 MLA AL  LF    13    21     0    1    0   .955    13    97.2   1.94
                 3B     4     2     3    1    0   .833     3    21.2   2.08
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1980 28 MLA AL  RF     7    10     0    2    0   .833     5    46.0   1.96
                 LF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     1     7.0   0.00
 1981           [Did not play]
 1982 30 CIN NL  LF    19    15     0    0    0  1.000    15   120.0   1.12
                 RF    12    12     0    0    0  1.000    12    84.0   1.29
 1983 31 NYN NL  1B     7    47     4    2    4   .962     7    50.0   9.18
                 RF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     3    22.0   1.64
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF    99   106     6    3    0   .974    77   653.2   1.54
                 CF    37    63     6    0    1  1.000    30   283.1   2.19
                 RF    38    39     0    2    0   .951    25   202.0   1.74
                 3B    20     9    21    3    2   .909    12   103.2   2.60
                 1B     7    47     4    2    4   .962     7    50.0   9.18
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1975  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows
 1976  CHA   60-102  Ben Lea
 1977  CHA  102-60   Ben Lea
 1978  MLA   91-71   Paul Weinberg
 1979  MLA   90-72   Paul Weinberg
 1980  MLA   94-68   Mark Simons
 1982  CIN   82-80   Alan Boodman
 1983  NYN   82-80   Jon Fellows

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