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	11-17 / in Starts: 5-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	18 (11-4-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
C McCullough	1
M Basgall	1
J Garagiola	1
Self	1
P Reiser	0

Most Driven In By
P Castiglione	2
Self	1
R Kiner	1
F Thomas	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	28	6 (5)	Apr 24	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.037	1.35	-0.06%	-0.63	P
2	29	10 (3)	Apr 29 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,9-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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	30	23 (12)	May 12	PIT		CHC	L,4-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	31	26 (2)	May 15	PIT		NYG	W,7-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	32	30 (3)	May 19	PIT		BSN	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.052	2.79	-0.09%	-0.47	P
6	33	36 (5)	May 26	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.053	1.81	-0.06%	-0.55	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
7	34	41 (4)	Jun 2	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-14	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	35	67 (25)	Jun 30	PIT	@	STL	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
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
9	36	70 (2)	Jul 3	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	1.05	0.011	.06	0.00%	0.17	P
10	37	75 (4)	Jul 7	PIT		STL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.85	0.028	.02	0.00%	0.48	P
11	38	80 (4)	Jul 14	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.70	-0.014	.01	0.00%	-0.10	P
12	39	86 (5)	Jul 20	PIT	@	BSN	L,6-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
13	40	87	Jul 21	PIT	@	BSN	L,6-11	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	1.20	-0.030	.01	0.00%	-0.22	P
14	41	90 (2)	Jul 23	PIT		BSN	L,14-15	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.53	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
15	42	92 (1)	Jul 25	PIT		NYG	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	.77	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.26	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
16	43	100 (7)	Aug 3	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	.91	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
17	44	102 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9						P
18	45	104 (1)	Aug 7	PIT	@	STL	L,7-16	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9						P
19	46	108 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.409	.742	9	1.24	0.209	.00	0.00%	1.62	P
20	47	119 (10)	Aug 19 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.333	.409	.742	3						P
21	48	124 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,12-11	2-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.458	.804	9	.17	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.31	P
22	49	127 (2)	Aug 27 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-2	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.458	.804	9	.21	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.61	P
23	50	130 (2)	Aug 30	PIT	@	NYG	W,10-9	4-8	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.393	.577	.970	9	.35	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.52	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
24	51	132 (1)	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	L,1-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.379	.556	.935	9	.18	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
25	52	133	Sep 3 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,10-11	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.355	.517	.872	9	2.07	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
26	53	137 (3)	Sep 7	PIT		STL	L,4-11	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.300	.344	.500	.844	1						P
27	54	140 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	PIT		STL	L,4-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.300	.344	.500	.844	9	1.64	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
28	55	142 (1)	Sep 12	PIT		PHI	W,8-6	4-9	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.344	.400	.563	.963	9	.71	0.118	.00	0.00%	1.63	P
							11-17		38	32	5	11	2	1	1	4	3	0	6	0	3		0	0	0	0	.344	.400	.563	.963		.85	0.164	.39	-0.21%	2.94

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