1981 Mike Vail is this week’s Terrible card. I remember Mike as Chicago Cub but by 1981, he was playing for Cincinnati. Unfortunately, not very well.
Vail played in 31 games in 1981 for the Reds but didn’t start any of them. He went 5 for 31 with no extra bases and no walks. He struck out nine times and hit into one double play.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .161 | .161 | .161 |
Mike Vail’s 1981 card is the epitome of a Terrible Card. He has no power numbers, he’s a rated as slow base runner, and he’s Fielding Three. He only has seven total hit numbers on his card and zero walks. To add insult to injury, he has three 24s.
This all could be forgiven for a defensively demanding position like shortstop or catcher but alas, all this for an OF-1.
Ugly numbers: 25-13, 66-7, 45-40
I figure Vail’s card works out to hit about .166 so APBA got as close as probably could to his real life average.
I might have to dig out Vail’s 1979 card since that would qualify as a Monster Card. He batted .335 with 7 homers in 179 at-bats.
