1951
Born November 10, 1951
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mike Vail Notable
b. November 10, 1951 · New York Mets 1975–1977, Cleveland Indians 1978, Chicago Cubs 1978–1980, Cincinnati Reds 1981–1982, San Francisco Giants 1983, Montreal Expos 1983, Los Angeles Dodgers 1984
Mike Vail played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the New York Mets in 1975 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1984.
Across 665 games he batted .279, with 447 hits and 146 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 71 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 399 games in the outfield, with 654 putouts and 23 errors.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on November 10, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NYM | 38 | 162 | 17 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 37 | 0 | .302 |
| 1976 | NYM | 53 | 143 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .217 |
| 1977 | NYM | 108 | 279 | 29 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 58 | 0 | .262 |
| 1978 | CHC/CLE | 88 | 214 | 17 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 33 | 1 | .318 |
| 1979 | CHC | 87 | 179 | 28 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 14 | 27 | 0 | .335 |
| 1980 | CHC | 114 | 312 | 30 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 14 | 77 | 2 | .298 |
| 1981 | CIN | 31 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .161 |
| 1982 | CIN | 78 | 189 | 9 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 33 | 0 | .254 |
| 1983 | MON/SFG | 52 | 79 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 0 | .241 |
| 1984 | LAD | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .063 |
| Career | — | 665 | 1604 | 146 | 447 | 71 | 11 | 34 | 219 | 81 | 317 | 3 | .279 |
On this day & linked events
1975
Major-league debut: Mike Vail
Mike Vail made a major-league debut on August 18, 1975.
1984
Final major-league game: Mike Vail
Mike Vail played a final major-league game on July 30, 1984.
Image: New York Mets, public domain