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Name	Team	Age
Howie Vail	Retired (1972, Age 38)	Died (2017, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 35 (1952)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Piazza League	0	14 years (133 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	9/24/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	5	6
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (95.9 %)	C+ (45.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1952	B-	D	C+	D-	A	C+	D
1953	B	C-	B-	D	A	B-	D+
1954	B+	C-	B	D+	A	B	D+
1955	A-	C	B	C-	A	B+	C
1956	A-	C	B+	C	A	A-	C
1957	A	C+	A-	C	A	A-	C
1958	A	B-	A-	C+	A	A-	C+
1959	A+	B-	A-	B-	A+	A	C+
1960	A+	B	A-	B-	A+	A	C+
1961	A+	B	A	B-	A+	A	B-
1962	A+	B	A	B	A+	A	B-
1963	A+	B	A	B	A+	A+	B-
1964	A+	B	A	B	A+	A+	B-
1965	A+	B	A	B	A+	A+	B-
1966	A+	B	A	B	A+	A+	B-
1967	A+	B	A	B	A+	A+	B-
1968	A+	B	A	B	A+	A+	B-
1969	A+	B	A	B-	A+	A	B-
1970	A+	B-	A	B-	A	A	B-
1971	A+	B-	A	C+	A	A	B-
1972	A+	B-	A-	C	A-	A-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Howie Vail has retired from the Florida Flamingos
1964-07-21	Howie Vail of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1962-05-24	Howie Vail of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1959-07-24	Howie Vail of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1958-04-13	The Florida Flamingos have promoted Howie Vail to the major league team.
1957-10-23	The Florida Flamingos have sent Howie Vail to the minors. The Florida Flamingos have designated Juan Beatin for assignment.
1957-10-03	The Florida Flamingos have promoted Howie Vail to the major league team.