Vance Law

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: October 1, 1956 in Boise, ID us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 39th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).

High School: Provo HS (Provo, UT)

School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

Debut: June 1, 1980 (Age 23-244d, 14,310th in major league history)
vs. NYM 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1991 (Age 35-005d)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Jack Sands, Steve Freyer

Full Name: Vance Aaron Law

Nicknames: Long arm of the Law

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Relatives: Son of Vern Law

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.5

3802

972

.256

453

RBI

442

OBP

.326

SLG

.376

OPS

.703

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-14 / in Starts: 8-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	29 (12-9-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (23-16-8)

Most Driven In
D Robinson	2
O Moreno	1
M Easler	0
D Berra	0

Most Driven In By
M Easler	2
B Robinson	2
O Moreno	1
D Parker	1
W Stargell	1
E Ott	1
P Garner	1
B Madlock	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	44 (43)	Jun 1	PIT		NYM	W,13-3	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	2	.75	0.060	1.90	0.09%	0.28	2B
2	2	45	Jun 2	PIT		PHI	W,9-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.667	1.067	2	.91	0.266	2.80	0.49%	2.14	2B
3	3	46	Jun 3	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.357	.400	.571	.971	2	1.85	-0.119	5.68	-0.22%	-0.84	2B
4	4	48 (1)	Jun 6	PIT	@	NYM	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.500	.868	8	.25	-0.004	.65	-0.01%	-0.13	SS
5	5	49	Jun 7	PIT	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.304	.409	.713	8	1.40	-0.110	3.50	-0.17%	-1.52	SS
6	6	50	Jun 8 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.360	.629	8	1.14	-0.081	2.74	-0.12%	-0.61	SS
7	7	51	Jun 8 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.345	.611	8	.44	-0.002	1.07	0.00%	-0.20	SS
8	8	52	Jun 10	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.303	.538	2	.82	-0.080	1.83	-0.11%	-0.67	SS
9	9	53	Jun 11	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.306	.549	2	.85	-0.033	1.93	-0.04%	-0.11	SS
10	10	54	Jun 12	PIT	@	CIN	W,10-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.262	.300	.562	2	.27	0.003	.61	0.00%	-0.02	SS
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
11	11	92 (37)	Jul 22	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.262	.300	.562	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
12	12	99 (6)	Jul 29	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-10	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.273	.293	.565	9	.24	0.017	.67	0.03%	0.27	PH SS
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
13	13	102 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	PIT		SDP	L,2-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	1.23	-0.030	3.89	-0.06%	-0.22	PH
Sep/Oct		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	146 (43)	Sep 17	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	2.88	0.064	4.14	0.06%	0.16	PR
15	15	149 (2)	Sep 21	PIT		NYM	W,9-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.261	.279	.540	3	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH 3B
16	16	151 (1)	Sep 23	PIT		MON	L,1-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.261	.279	.540	5						PR
17	17	153 (1)	Sep 25	PIT		STL	L,2-10	8-9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.277	.318	.595	9	.13	0.009	.02	0.00%	0.61	PH
18	18	155 (1)	Sep 27	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.260	.298	.558	8	.83	-0.062	.01	0.00%	-0.48	2B
19	19	156	Sep 28	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.314	.592	8	1.13	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.61	2B
20	20	157	Sep 29	PIT	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG(10)	6	6	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.333	.633	2	.91	0.086	.00	0.00%	0.33	2B
21	21	158	Sep 30	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.281	.311	.593	2	1.62	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.44	2B
22	22	159	Oct 1	PIT	@	NYM	W,10-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.302	.574	5	.11	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.28	2B
23	23	160	Oct 3	PIT		CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.239	.271	.299	.570	2	.61	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.49	2B
24	24	161	Oct 4	PIT		CHC	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.257	.282	.538	2	.79	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.89	2B
25	25	162	Oct 5	PIT		CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.260	.311	.571	2	.66	0.062	.00	0.00%	0.37	2B
							11-14		78	74	11	17	2	2	0	3	3	0	7	0	1	0	3	2	2	0	.230	.260	.311	.571		.87	0.017	1.37	-0.05%	-1.35

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