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Mike Vail

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: November 10, 1951 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Archbishop Mitty HS (San Jose, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase.

High School: Archbishop Mitty HS (San Jose, CA)

School: De Anza College (Cupertino, CA)

Debut: August 18, 1975 (Age 23-281d, 13,675th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 30, 1984 (Age 32-263d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Michael Lewis Vail

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

1604

447

.279

146

RBI

219

OBP

.313

SLG

.400

OPS

.713

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-39 / in Starts: 7-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 89 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	54 (24-16-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 89 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (26-18-9)

Most Driven In
Self	2
T O'Malley	1
D Evans	1
B Brenly	1
A Oliver	1
T Raines	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
D Flynn	1
J Wohlford	1
J Youngblood	1
S Rogers	0

1983 Batting Game Log

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1983 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	598	1	Apr 5	SFG		SDP	L,13-16	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.27	-0.061	3.63	-0.06%	-0.46	PH
2	599	4 (2)	Apr 9	SFG		PHI	L,4-5	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.39	-0.117	2.88	-0.09%	-0.42	1B LF
3	600	5	Apr 10	SFG		PHI	L,2-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.07	-0.002	.07	0.00%	-0.42	PH
4	601	7 (1)	Apr 13	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.033	1.69	-0.03%	-0.09	PH
5	602	8	Apr 14	SFG	@	SDP	L,4-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.53	-0.013	.62	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
6	603	10 (1)	Apr 16	SFG		CIN	L,3-8	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	1	.48	0.025	.45	0.01%	1.00	PH
7	604	11	Apr 17 (1)	SFG		CIN	W,3-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	6	.45	-0.033	.40	-0.02%	-0.50	LF
8	605	12	Apr 17 (2)	SFG		CIN	L,3-12	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.05	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.34	PH
9	606	13	Apr 18	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	1.78	0.069	1.45	0.03%	0.24	PH
10	607	14	Apr 20	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	10-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	2.20	0.075	1.64	0.03%	0.37	PH
11	608	15	Apr 22	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	2	.13	-0.003	.09	0.00%	-0.15	PH
12	609	16	Apr 23	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-0	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	6	.29	-0.017	.17	-0.01%	-0.12	1B
13	610	18 (1)	Apr 26	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	6	.86	-0.065	.51	-0.02%	-0.60	1B
14	611	19	Apr 27	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	8	1.18	-0.030	.51	-0.01%	-0.42	PH
15	612	20	Apr 29 susp	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	3.10	0.236	1.67	0.08%	1.13	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	613	25 (4)	May 6	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	7	.95	0.061	.48	0.02%	0.31	1B
17	614	34 (8)	May 17	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.200	.392	9	1.34	-0.034	1.25	-0.02%	-0.09	PH
18	615	39 (4)	May 23	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.192	.377	9	.95	-0.024	.81	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to Montreal Expos
19	616	39	May 27	MON	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS-8	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.161	.188	.290	.478	2	.92	0.049	2.27	0.07%	-0.60	RF
20	617	41 (1)	May 29	MON	@	PHI	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.281	.463	9	.12	-0.003	.30	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	618	49 (7)	Jun 7	MON		PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.265	.436	7	1.09	-0.057	2.58	-0.08%	-0.43	RF
22	619	51 (1)	Jun 9	MON		PIT	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.179	.263	.443	7	1.52	-0.092	3.37	-0.12%	-0.92	RF
23	620	52	Jun 10	MON	@	NYM	L,2-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.200	.282	.482	8	3.80	0.110	8.51	0.15%	0.38	PH
24	621	56 (3)	Jun 14	MON	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.209	.286	.495	7	.53	-0.022	1.16	-0.03%	-0.12	RF
25	622	59 (2)	Jun 18	MON		NYM	L,1-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.205	.279	.484	9	.37	-0.009	.85	-0.01%	-0.15	3B
26	623	61 (1)	Jun 20	MON		PHI	W,5-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.191	.261	.452	7	.62	-0.052	1.83	-0.09%	-1.00	RF
27	624	62	Jun 21 (1)	MON		PHI	L,1-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.188	.255	.443	7	.04	-0.001	.12	0.00%	-0.30	PH RF
28	625	63	Jun 21 (2)	MON		PHI	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.184	.250	.434	9	.93	-0.038	2.73	-0.07%	-0.57	PH
29	626	65 (1)	Jun 23	MON		PHI	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.180	.245	.425	2	1.04	-0.028	3.33	-0.05%	-0.47	PH
30	627	67 (1)	Jun 25	MON		CHC	L,1-2	12-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.196	.245	.441	3	4.91	0.026	14.65	0.05%	0.11	PH
31	628	71 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	MON	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.327	.549	7	.49	0.184	1.77	0.40%	1.55	RF
32	629	72	Jun 29 (2)	MON	@	PHI	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.218	.321	.539	8	3.84	-0.085	13.70	-0.18%	-0.45	PH
33	630	73	Jun 30	MON	@	PHI	L,1-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.232	.321	.553	1	1.98	0.076	7.22	0.17%	0.38	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	631	76 (2)	Jul 3	MON	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.333	.583	7	.90	-0.016	2.91	-0.03%	-0.21	RF
35	632	86 (9)	Jul 15	MON	@	ATL	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.281	.377	.658	7	.89	0.087	1.86	0.11%	1.50	LF
36	633	87	Jul 16	MON	@	ATL	L,3-6	GS-9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.299	.371	.669	7	.99	0.003	2.04	0.00%	0.04	LF
37	634	89 (1)	Jul 19	MON		CIN	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.294	.365	.659	9	1.55	-0.038	3.28	-0.05%	-0.41	PH
38	635	92 (2)	Jul 22	MON		HOU	L,8-11	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.290	.359	.649	7	3.75	-0.137	8.42	-0.18%	-0.78	PH
39	636	100 (7)	Jul 28 (2)	MON		STL	L,1-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.354	.640	1	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.34	PH LF
40	637	102 (1)	Jul 30	MON		STL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.288	.343	.631	7	1.11	0.018	3.08	0.03%	-0.06	RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	638	107 (4)	Aug 5	MON	@	PIT	W,7-1	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.288	.343	.631	5						PH
42	639	110 (2)	Aug 8	MON		NYM	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.297	.343	.641	5	1.68	0.049	4.91	0.09%	0.12	PH
43	640	114 (3)	Aug 13	MON		PIT	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.307	.353	.660	9	1.79	0.069	6.33	0.15%	0.25	PH
44	641	115	Aug 14	MON		PIT	L,3-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.353	.669	9	.51	0.028	1.83	0.06%	0.12	PH
45	642	120 (4)	Aug 19	MON	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.304	.338	.642	7	.87	-0.067	1.81	-0.08%	-0.57	RF
46	643	123 (2)	Aug 22	MON	@	LAD	L,1-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.313	.338	.651	9	.56	0.024	1.33	0.03%	0.38	PH
47	644	128 (4)	Aug 28	MON		SDP	W,8-0	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.309	.333	.642	2	.62	-0.023	1.58	-0.04%	-0.76	PH
48	645	130 (1)	Aug 30	MON		SFG	L,2-13	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.309	.333	.642	2						RF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	646	133 (2)	Sep 2	MON		LAD	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.317	.356	.673	9	.27	0.017	.94	0.04%	0.21	PH
50	647	144 (10)	Sep 14 (1)	MON	@	PHI	L,5-9	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.314	.351	.665	7	.56	-0.006	4.37	-0.03%	-0.39	RF
51	648	156 (11)	Sep 24	MON		PIT	L,0-1	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.330	.359	.689	7	.58	0.040	.14	0.01%	0.36	1B
52	649	161 (4)	Oct 1	MON	@	NYM	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.326	.354	.680	9	2.79	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
							13-39		89	79	6	19	3	0	2	7	8	0	17	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.241	.326	.354	.680		1.07	0.070	2.31	0.19%	-4.32

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