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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1955 Away 62 242 27 54 7 1 8 28 15 60 7 5 8 .631 .271 .360 .136 .223
1955 Home 51 196 30 61 4 2 6 30 20 48 10 3 7 .817 .373 .444 .133 .311
1956 Away 74 308 31 68 16 2 6 22 18 74 2 5 14 .609 .264 .344 .123 .221
1956 Home 72 296 38 74 13 1 8 22 17 57 6 1 23 .672 .291 .382 .132 .250
1957 Away 70 281 30 60 13 1 15 40 11 67 2 2 12 .677 .250 .427 .214 .214
1957 Home 76 281 37 76 9 4 13 32 12 60 11 3 17 .770 .301 .470 .199 .270
1958 Away 70 291 41 73 9 1 17 46 11 74 5 2 2 .744 .281 .464 .213 .251
1958 Home 69 256 36 70 11 3 11 34 17 56 1 1 2 .788 .319 .469 .195 .273
1959 Away 62 243 27 63 11 3 8 29 15 67 6 1 1 .727 .299 .428 .169 .259
1959 Home 65 244 33 52 7 3 7 30 18 58 8 0 3 .620 .268 .352 .139 .213
1960 Away 73 293 36 76 9 6 13 52 27 81 6 3 2 .789 .325 .464 .205 .259
1960 Home 73 280 35 70 8 3 9 43 23 64 3 4 0 .704 .307 .396 .146 .250
1961 Away 72 287 35 72 6 5 13 44 18 81 6 4 2 .739 .296 .443 .192 .251
1961 Home 75 285 31 68 11 0 10 40 16 82 5 7 3 .660 .278 .382 .144 .239
1962 Away 73 290 45 74 10 2 15 49 17 69 18 5 1 .751 .293 .459 .203 .255
1962 Home 75 290 44 78 14 2 15 50 22 73 18 8 1 .804 .317 .486 .217 .269
1963 Away 66 255 26 59 10 3 10 37 17 71 8 6 1 .693 .281 .412 .180 .231
1963 Home 65 243 36 56 7 2 6 22 19 79 16 7 0 .634 .284 .350 .119 .230
1964 Away 70 271 35 66 9 5 14 37 15 54 12 8 2 .750 .281 .469 .225 .244
1964 Home 76 276 42 73 11 1 14 44 25 67 20 11 3 .782 .318 .464 .199 .264
1965 Away 74 276 36 76 12 0 12 41 20 56 11 7 2 .774 .324 .449 .174 .275
1965 Home 72 253 31 66 9 1 9 40 24 53 13 5 1 .739 .327 .411 .150 .261
1966 Away 73 278 29 67 8 4 10 38 24 78 6 9 0 .707 .300 .406 .165 .241
1966 Home 73 257 20 43 8 2 6 27 21 73 5 5 2 .512 .228 .284 .117 .167
1967 Away 68 204 21 56 10 2 5 21 12 46 7 3 11 .730 .313 .417 .142 .275
1967 Home 76 231 29 64 6 1 13 37 19 42 5 4 15 .811 .331 .481 .203 .277
1968 Away 55 165 24 49 6 2 14 30 13 44 0 2 2 .960 .348 .612 .315 .297
1968 Home 55 138 27 48 11 1 7 22 14 27 0 0 1 1.002 .408 .594 .246 .348
1969 Away 60 183 14 37 8 1 4 12 15 48 1 0 3 .584 .261 .322 .120 .202
1969 Home 53 179 23 35 3 1 5 18 11 43 0 0 2 .548 .241 .307 .112 .196
Total Away 1022 3867 457 950 144 38 164 526 248 970 97 62 63 .721 .292 .430 .184 .246
Total Home 1026 3705 492 934 132 27 139 491 278 882 121 59 80 .718 .303 .415 .163 .252
Total 2048 7572 949 1884 276 65 303 1017 526 1852 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).