Mike Vail

Michael Lewis Vail
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: November 10, 1951 in San Francisco, CA
Drafted: 4th round 1971 by the St. Louis Cardinals
Acquired: traded from the Cardinals with Jack Heidemann for Ted Martinez, December 1974
Departed: claimed on waivers by the Cleveland Indians, March 1978

His long hitting streak as a rookie had the Mets hoping for great things from Mike, but they were disappointed eventually (although he went on to hit a combined .314 in the next three years following his trade away from New York). Random stat: In twenty career stolen base attempts, was successful only three times. Here he is on his 1977 Topps card; other cards are pictured below.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1975 *METS*  38  162  17  49  8  1  3  17  68  0  0  37  9   0   0  0 .339 .420 .302
1976 *METS*  53  143   8  31  5  1  0   9  38  0  1  19  6   0   0  3 .243 .266 .217
1977 *METS* 108  279  29  73 12  1  8  35 111  0  7  58 19   2   0  3 .310 .398 .262
1978 2teams  88  214  17  68  8  3  4  35  94  1  2  33  4   0   1  3 .326 .439 .318
1979 Chi NL  87  179  28  60  8  2  7  35  93  0  2  27 14   0   0  2 .379 .520 .335
1980 Chi NL 114  312  30  93 17  2  6  47 132  2  5  77 14   1   1  0 .330 .423 .298
1981 Cin NL  31   31   1   5  0  0  0   3   5  0  0   9  0   0   0  0 .161 .161 .161
1982 Cin NL  78  189   9  48 10  1  4  29  72  0  0  33  6   0   0  2 .274 .381 .254
1983 2teams  52   79   6  19  3  0  2   7  28  0  0  17  8   2   0  0 .326 .354 .241
1984 L A NL  16   16   1   1  0  0  0   2   1  0  0   7  1   0   0  0 .118 .063 .063
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METS TOTALS 199  584  54 153 25  3 11  61 217  0  8 114 34   2   0  6 .302 .372 .262
OTHER CLUBS 466 1020  92 294 46  8 23 158 425  3  9 203 47   3   2  7 .319 .417 .288
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CAREER TOTS 665 1604 146 447 71 11 34 219 642  3 17 317 81   5   2 13 .313 .400 .279

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1978 Cle AL  14   34   2   8  2  1  0   2  12  1  1   9  1   0   1  1 .250 .353 .235
1978 Chi NL  74  180  15  60  6  2  4  33  82  0  1  24  3   0   0  2 .341 .456 .333
1983 S F NL  18   26   1   4  1  0  0   3   5  0  0   7  0   1   0  0 .185 .192 .154
1983 Mon NL  34   53   5  15  2  0  2   4  23  0  0  10  8   1   0  0 .387 .434 .283

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1976 Hostess	1979 Topps

1975 Stewart Sandwiches Tidewater Tides

1976 Hostess #55
1976 SSPC #534
1976 Topps #655

1977 Topps #246

1978 Topps #69

1979 Topps #663

1980 Topps #343

1981 Donruss #554a (1980 highlight begins "After")
1981 Donruss #554b (1980 highlight begins "Traded")
1981 Fleer #311
1981 Topps #471

1982 Coca-Cola Reds

1982 Coca-Cola Cincinnati Reds #22
1982 Fleer #84
1982 Topps #194

1983 Donruss #597
1983 Fleer #605
1983 Mother's Cookies San Francisco Giants #19
1983 Topps #554
1983 Topps Traded #119T

1983 Mother's Giants	1984 Fleer

1984 Fleer #290
1984 Fleer Update #U-122
1984 Nestlé #766
1984 O-Pee-Chee #143
1984 Topps #766
1984 Topps Traded #124T
1984 Topps Traded Tiffany #124T

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #417

2009 SecureHorizons by UnitedHealthcare All-Time Norfolk/Tidewater Tides (blue deck, jack of diamonds)

2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks (1979 Topps #663)

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