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Name Team Age
Gary Vail Retired (1970, Age 39) Died (2015, Age 84)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12
(1951)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 15 years (18 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 9/24/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 3
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (2B)
A  (90.5 %) A  (85.9 %) D+ (25.1 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1955 LAA 113 438 57 115 11 3 14 58 35 108 17 8 15 .715 .318 .397 .263
1956 NYA 146 604 69 142 29 3 14 44 35 131 8 6 37 .640 .277 .363 .235
1957 NYA 146 562 67 136 22 5 28 72 23 127 13 5 29 .724 .275 .448 .242
1958 OAK 139 547 77 143 20 4 28 80 28 130 6 3 4 .765 .299 .466 .261
1959 OAK 127 487 60 115 18 6 15 59 33 125 14 1 4 .673 .283 .390 .236
1960 OAK 146 573 71 146 17 9 22 95 50 145 9 7 2 .747 .316 .431 .255
1961 OAK 147 572 66 140 17 5 23 84 34 163 11 11 5 .700 .287 .413 .245
1962 OAK 148 580 89 152 24 4 30 99 39 142 36 13 2 .778 .305 .472 .262
1963 OAK 131 498 62 115 17 5 16 59 36 150 24 13 1 .664 .283 .382 .231
1964 OAK 146 547 77 139 20 6 28 81 40 121 32 19 5 .767 .300 .466 .254
1965 OAK 146 529 67 142 21 1 21 81 44 109 24 12 3 .757 .326 .431 .268
1966 OAK 146 535 49 110 16 6 16 65 45 151 11 14 2 .613 .265 .348 .206
1967 OAK 144 435 50 120 16 3 18 58 31 88 12 7 26 .773 .323 .451 .276
1968 NYN 110 303 51 97 17 3 21 52 27 71 0 2 3 .980 .376 .604 .320
1969 LAN 113 362 37 72 11 2 9 30 26 91 1 0 5 .566 .251 .315 .199
Total 2048 7572 949 1884 276 65 303 1017 526 1852 218 121 143 .720 .297 .422 .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).