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	17-21 / in Starts: 14-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	36 (20-8-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-12-6)

Most Driven In
J Shepard	2
R Clemente	1
D Cole	1
H Foiles	1
B Mazeroski	1
E O'Brien	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Clemente	1
Self	1
L Walls	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	150	2 (1)	Apr 18	PIT	@	NYG	L,4-5	0-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
2	151	6 (3)	Apr 22	PIT		BRO	L,1-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	152	7	Apr 25	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	153	11 (3)	Apr 29 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,11-3	GS-4	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	9	.82	0.083	1.88	0.12%	1.73	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
5	154	12	May 1	PIT	@	STL	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	4						P
6	155	16 (3)	May 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.333	1.000	1.333	9	1.45	-0.055	3.74	-0.09%	-0.60	P
7	156	20 (3)	May 11	PIT		PHI	W,6-5	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.429	1.000	1.429	9	.76	0.031	1.48	0.04%	0.25	P
8	157	22 (1)	May 13 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,11-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.429	1.000	1.429	9						P
9	158	26 (3)	May 18	PIT		CHC	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.833	1.208	9	.42	-0.011	.92	-0.01%	-0.10	P
10	159	30 (3)	May 22	PIT		STL	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.625	.925	9	1.61	-0.075	4.78	-0.13%	-0.55	P
11	160	33 (2)	May 26	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.500	.786	9	.91	-0.098	2.59	-0.17%	-0.70	P
12	161	36 (2)	May 30 (1)	PIT		NYG	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.429	.679	9	.52	-0.026	1.45	-0.04%	-0.56	P
13	162	37	May 30 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,3-5	15-GF(15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.250	.429	.679	5						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
14	163	42 (4)	Jun 3 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.200	.235	.400	.635	9						P
15	164	47 (4)	Jun 9	PIT	@	STL	L,3-8	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.278	.438	.715	9	.86	0.022	3.73	0.06%	0.20	P
16	165	53 (5)	Jun 17 (1)	PIT		STL	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.263	.412	.675	9	.76	-0.019	3.90	-0.06%	-0.15	P
17	166	57 (3)	Jun 20	PIT		MLN	L,3-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.211	.238	.368	.607	9						P
18	167	60 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.190	.217	.333	.551	9						P
19	168	65 (4)	Jun 29	PIT		NYG	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.240	.348	.588	9	1.80	-0.008	2.33	-0.01%	0.04	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
20	169	69 (3)	Jul 3	PIT		PHI	W,6-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.231	.333	.564	9	.90	-0.022	.78	-0.01%	-0.22	P
21	170	73 (3)	Jul 8 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.222	.320	.542	9	1.04	-0.026	.77	-0.01%	-0.22	P
22	171	78 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.214	.308	.522	9	1.34	-0.057	1.36	-0.03%	-0.50	P
23	172	80 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-3	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.185	.207	.296	.503	9	1.11	0.041	1.05	0.02%	0.24	P
24	173	84 (3)	Jul 18	PIT	@	STL	T,1-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.207	.296	.503	8						P
25	174	87 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,8-6	GS-3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.357	.590	9	1.54	0.173	.52	0.04%	1.89	P
26	175	96 (8)	Jul 29 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.194	.212	.323	.535	9	1.51	0.027	.06	0.00%	0.23	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
27	176	101 (4)	Aug 3	PIT		MLN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.194	.294	.489	9	1.25	-0.092	.01	0.00%	-0.59	P
28	177	105 (3)	Aug 7	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.189	.286	.475	9	1.61	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
29	178	110 (4)	Aug 12 (1)	PIT		NYG	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.158	.175	.263	.438	9						P
30	179	115 (4)	Aug 16	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.186	.268	.454	9	.65	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
31	180	120 (4)	Aug 21	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.262	.462	7	.91	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
32	181	125 (4)	Aug 25	PIT	@	STL	L,5-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.188	.244	.432	7	.45	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
33	182	129 (3)	Aug 29	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.149	.180	.234	.414	7						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
34	183	133 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,10-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.222	.260	.482	7	.68	0.098	.00	0.00%	1.36	P
35	184	139 (5)	Sep 8	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.232	.269	.501	9	1.01	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.79	P
36	185	143 (3)	Sep 12	PIT		CHC	L,0-3	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.189	.241	.264	.506	9						P
37	186	147 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	PIT		STL	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.226	.246	.471	9	.24	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
38	187	151 (3)	Sep 22	PIT		BRO	W,5-1	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.226	.246	.471	9	.71	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
39	188	157 (5)	Sep 30	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.226	.246	.471	9						P
							17-21		65	57	3	10	1	0	1	8	4	0	16	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	.175	.226	.246	.471		.94	-0.021	1.07	-0.30%	-0.50

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