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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1955 LHP 62 175 52 5 0 8 26 12 36 .803 .340 .463 .166 .297
1955 RHP 88 263 63 6 3 6 32 23 72 .657 .303 .354 .114 .240
1956 LHP 54 158 34 5 0 2 9 14 36 .568 .283 .285 .070 .215
1956 RHP 124 446 108 24 3 12 35 21 95 .665 .275 .390 .148 .242
1957 LHP 69 161 44 7 1 12 22 6 34 .860 .308 .553 .280 .273
1957 RHP 127 401 92 15 4 16 50 17 93 .669 .262 .406 .177 .229
1958 LHP 59 152 38 5 1 9 19 5 32 .748 .274 .474 .224 .250
1958 RHP 123 395 105 15 3 19 61 23 98 .771 .308 .463 .197 .266
1959 LHP 53 123 28 5 2 4 16 8 36 .669 .271 .398 .171 .228
1959 RHP 115 364 87 13 4 11 43 25 89 .675 .288 .387 .148 .239
1960 LHP 67 144 37 4 4 5 20 7 37 .737 .292 .444 .188 .257
1960 RHP 129 429 109 13 5 17 75 43 108 .751 .324 .427 .172 .254
1961 LHP 42 80 13 1 0 5 13 7 24 .592 .230 .362 .200 .163
1961 RHP 136 492 127 16 5 18 71 27 139 .717 .297 .421 .163 .258
1962 LHP 65 128 35 11 0 6 24 11 26 .826 .326 .500 .227 .273
1962 RHP 136 452 117 13 4 24 75 28 116 .764 .299 .465 .206 .259
1963 LHP 58 112 27 5 1 2 12 11 35 .666 .309 .357 .116 .241
1963 RHP 120 386 88 12 4 14 47 25 115 .663 .275 .389 .161 .228
1964 LHP 64 119 32 5 2 6 18 8 28 .803 .308 .496 .227 .269
1964 RHP 136 428 107 15 4 22 63 32 93 .756 .298 .458 .208 .250
1965 LHP 73 159 54 7 0 10 30 10 29 .950 .378 .572 .233 .340
1965 RHP 134 370 88 14 1 11 51 34 80 .674 .304 .370 .132 .238
1966 LHP 73 124 25 5 2 7 22 10 35 .701 .257 .444 .242 .202
1966 RHP 134 411 85 11 4 9 43 35 116 .587 .268 .319 .112 .207
1967 LHP 50 104 30 4 1 1 13 6 27 .702 .327 .375 .087 .288
1967 RHP 122 331 90 12 2 17 45 25 61 .796 .321 .474 .202 .272
1968 LHP 45 88 25 6 1 4 14 7 20 .848 .337 .511 .227 .284
1968 RHP 78 215 72 11 2 17 38 20 51 1.033 .391 .642 .307 .335
1969 LHP 31 68 14 1 1 3 6 4 16 .632 .250 .382 .176 .206
1969 RHP 98 294 58 10 1 6 24 22 75 .551 .252 .299 .102 .197
Total LHP 865 1895 488 76 16 84 264 126 451 .751 .303 .447 .190 .258
Total RHP 1800 5677 1396 200 49 219 753 400 1401 .709 .295 .414 .168 .246
Total 2048 7572 1884 276 65 303 1017 526 1852 .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).