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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Gary Vail Center Field
Retired (1970, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .249 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .720 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 1884 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 09-24-1931
HR 303 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(18 games)
RBI 1017
SB 218 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1970
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B D  (17.0%) LF A  (85.9%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B D+ (25.1%) CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF A  (90.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 LAA
113
438
57
115
11
3
14
58
35
 108 1 1
17
 8 15
.715
.318
.397
.135
.263
1956 NYA
146
604
69
142
29
3
14
44
35
 131 1 2
8
 6 37
.640
.277
.363
.127
.235
1957 NYA
146
562
67
136
22
5
28
72
23
 127 4 3
13
 5 29
.724
.275
.448
.206
.242
1958 OAK
139
547
77
143
20
4
28
80
28
 130 2 2
6
 3 4
.765
.299
.466
.205
.261
1959 OAK
127
487
60
115
18
6
15
59
33
 125 1 5
14
 1 4
.673
.283
.390
.154
.236
1960 OAK
146
573
71
146
17
9
22
95
50
 145 3 3
9
 7 2
.747
.316
.431
.176
.255
1961 OAK
147
572
66
140
17
5
23
84
34
 163 2 5
11
 11 5
.700
.287
.413
.168
.245
1962 OAK
148
580
89
152
24
4
30
99
39
 142 0 7
36
 13 2
.778
.305
.472
.210
.262
1963 OAK
131
498
62
115
17
5
16
59
36
 150 1 3
24
 13 1
.664
.283
.382
.151
.231
1964 OAK
146
547
77
139
20
6
28
81
40
 121 0 9
32
 19 5
.767
.300
.466
.212
.254
1965 OAK
146
529
67
142
21
1
21
81
44
 109 4 6
24
 12 3
.757
.326
.431
.163
.268
1966 OAK
146
535
49
110
16
6
16
65
45
 151 0 4
11
 14 2
.613
.265
.348
.142
.206
1967 OAK
144
435
50
120
16
3
18
58
31
 88 0 2
12
 7 26
.773
.323
.451
.175
.276
1968 NYN
110
303
51
97
17
3
21
52
27
 71 0 0
0
 2 3
.980
.376
.604
.284
.320
1969 LAN
113
362
37
72
11
2
9
30
26
 91 0 2
1
 0 5
.566
.251
.315
.116
.199
Total
2048
7572
949
1884
276
65
303
1017
526
 1852 19 54
218
 121 143
.720
.297
.422
.174
.249
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Gary Vail has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-03-30The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Gary Vail to the major league team. The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Shano Skok to the major league team.
1969-03-30Gary Vail has signed with the Los Angeles Lebowskis for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1968-03-31The New York Knights have promoted Floyd Chaney to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Luke Jones to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bo Tejada to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Gary Vail to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Charlie Angelini to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bruce Fishburn to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted John Snyder to the major league team.
1968-03-31Gary Vail has signed with the New York Knights for $0.75M per year for 1 year.
1963-08-25Gary Vail of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1960-03-29The Oakland Athletics have promoted Harry Chapman to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Grover Marriott to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Gary Vail to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Jim Nielsen to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Drew Oliver to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team.
1960-03-29Gary Vail has signed with the Oakland Athletics for $3.81M per year for 8 years.
1959-06-02Gary Vail of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1959-05-08Gary Vail of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1958-05-31Gary Vail of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1958-03-30A trade has been completed between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Pinstripers. The New York Pinstripers receive John Hughes, Bob Concepcion from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Freddy Stewart, Gary Vail. Protest This Trade.
1958-03-28The New York Pinstripers have placed Gary Vail on the trade block.
1955-09-09Gary Vail of the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1955-06-04Gary Vail of the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1955-04-01The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Akihiko Tanaka to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Jim Navarro to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Dwight Scharein to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Gary Vail to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Leftwich to the major league team.
1950-05-10A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs and the Toronto Faceless Corporation. The Toronto Faceless Corporation receive Frank Nyman, Jim Katz from the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs in exchange for Draft Pick 1951 Round 1 TOR (Gary Vail), Draft Pick 1951 Round 2 TOR (Jim Grantham).