Vern Law

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: March 12, 1930 in Meridian, ID us

High School: Meridian HS (Meridian, ID)

Debut: June 11, 1950 (Age 20-091d, 10,713th in major league history)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 9 H, 5 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: August 20, 1967 (Age 37-161d)
vs. NYM 5.1 IP, 10 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Vernon Sanders Law

Nicknames: Deacon or Preacher

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Relatives: Father of Vance Law

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.3

162

147

ERA

3.77

483

364

2672.0

1092

WHIP

1.284

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-21 / in Starts: 4-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (5-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
G Alley	1

Most Driven In By
J PagÃ¡n	2
G Alley	1

1967 Batting Game Log

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1967 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	491	2 (1)	Apr 13	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	5-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.80	-0.005	4.36	-0.01%	0.07	P
2	492	6 (3)	Apr 17	PIT		NYM	L,6-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	493	14 (7)	May 2	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.74	-0.035	1.86	-0.05%	-0.27	P
4	494	19 (4)	May 8	PIT		STL	L,5-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
5	495	22 (2)	May 11	PIT		ATL	L,2-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.04	-0.001	.12	0.00%	-0.09	P
6	496	27 (4)	May 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
7	497	34 (6)	May 23	PIT	@	HOU	L,3-8	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
8	498	37 (2)	May 27	PIT		CIN	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
9	499	41 (3)	May 31	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-15	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	7						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	500	51 (9)	Jun 11	PIT		PHI	L,1-14	3-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.13	0.009	.28	0.01%	1.00	P
11	501	54 (2)	Jun 14	PIT		STL	L,4-7	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	9	.76	-0.021	1.64	-0.03%	-0.20	P
12	502	57 (2)	Jun 16	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-5	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	9						P
13	503	62 (4)	Jun 21	PIT		CHC	L,3-6	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	9	1.28	-0.058	2.50	-0.07%	-0.54	P
14	504	64 (1)	Jun 24	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	9						P
15	505	67 (2)	Jun 27	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-5	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.81	-0.020	1.07	-0.02%	-0.20	P
16	506	68	Jun 28 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	507	74 (5)	Jul 4	PIT		LAD	W,9-7	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
18	508	75	Jul 5	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.364	.545	9	.94	-0.023	1.00	-0.01%	-0.20	P
19	509	83 (7)	Jul 16	PIT	@	ATL	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462	9	1.05	-0.054	1.15	-0.04%	-0.40	P
20	510	88 (4)	Jul 20	PIT		SFG	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	1.09	-0.026	.99	-0.01%	-0.20	P
21	511	94 (5)	Jul 25	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.267	.400	9	.38	-0.009	.26	0.00%	-0.08	P
22	512	99 (4)	Jul 30	PIT	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.211	.316	9	1.12	-0.264	.31	-0.04%	-2.38	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	513	104 (4)	Aug 5	PIT		LAD	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.190	.286	9	1.14	-0.052	.12	0.00%	-0.51	P
24	514	110 (5)	Aug 9 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-6	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.174	.299	9	1.39	-0.017	.15	0.00%	-0.17	P
25	515	115 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,9-11	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.200	.354	9	.63	0.062	.02	0.00%	0.41	P
26	516	123 (7)	Aug 20	PIT		NYM	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.185	.328	9	.39	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
							5-21		29	27	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.185	.328		.98	-0.533	.91	-0.28%	-4.05

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