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	9-18 / in Starts: 7-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	33 (17-11-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
E Stevens	1
E Turner	0

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	1	49 (48)	Jun 11 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,6-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.082	.25	-0.01%	-0.83	P
2	2	52 (2)	Jun 16	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.68	-0.089	.25	-0.01%	-0.75	P
3	3	57 (4)	Jun 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.80	-0.044	.06	0.00%	-0.48	P
4	4	62 (4)	Jun 25	PIT	@	BRO	W,16-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.059	.03	0.00%	-0.73	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
5	5	66 (3)	Jul 1	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	67	Jul 2	PIT	@	STL	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						P
7	7	69 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	73 (3)	Jul 7	PIT		STL	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.17	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
9	9	78 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,5-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
10	10	81 (2)	Jul 18	PIT		BSN	L,3-11	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
11	11	84 (2)	Jul 20	PIT		PHI	W,10-8	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	2.20	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
12	12	86 (1)	Jul 22	PIT		BRO	L,3-12	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.28	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
13	13	89 (2)	Jul 25	PIT	@	BSN	L,2-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9						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
14	14	96 (6)	Aug 1	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9						P
15	15	98 (1)	Aug 4	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.211	.316	9	.85	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
16	16	103 (4)	Aug 10	PIT		CHC	W,7-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.190	.286	9	.35	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
17	17	110 (6)	Aug 16	PIT	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0			0	0	0	.087	.125	.174	.299	9						P
18	18	113 (2)	Aug 20 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.160	.275	9	1.17	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
19	19	118 (4)	Aug 24	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	9	1.54	0.092	.00	0.00%	0.79	P
20	20	121 (2)	Aug 27 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,3-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	9						P
21	21	123 (1)	Aug 29	PIT		NYG	L,5-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.074	.138	.148	.286	9	.73	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
Sept		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
22	22	127 (3)	Sep 2	PIT		STL	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.065	.121	.129	.250	9	.54	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-1.38	P
23	23	131 (3)	Sep 6	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.162	.147	.309	9	2.78	0.294	.00	0.00%	0.79	P
24	24	137 (5)	Sep 13	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.139	.293	9	1.36	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
25	25	143 (5)	Sep 19 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-14	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.139	.293	9						P
26	26	148 (4)	Sep 23	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.079	.146	.132	.278	9	1.26	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.17	P
27	27	151 (2)	Sep 27	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-4	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.073	.136	.122	.258	9	.87	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
							9-18		44	41	0	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	14	2	0		1	1	0	0	.073	.136	.122	.258		1.08	-0.434	.04	-0.02%	-8.72

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