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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 5	CHC		PHI	L,4-12	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
3	3	Apr 6	CHC		PHI	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
4	7 (3)	Apr 11	CHC		STL	W,5-4	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
5	8	Apr 12	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
6	9	Apr 14	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
7	10	Apr 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
8	11	Apr 17	CHC	@	MON	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
9	12	Apr 18	CHC	@	MON	L,2-11	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
10	13	Apr 19	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
11	14	Apr 20	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
12	15	Apr 21	CHC	@	NYM	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
13	17 (1)	Apr 23	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
14	18	Apr 25	CHC		LAD	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
15	19	Apr 26	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	25 (5)	May 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
17	26	May 3	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
18	27	May 4	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
19	28	May 5	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
20	29	May 6	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
21	30	May 7	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS	25	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
22	31	May 9	CHC		SFG	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
23	32	May 10	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	GS	36	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
24	33	May 12	CHC		HOU	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
25	34	May 13	CHC		HOU	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
26	37 (2)	May 16	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
27	38	May 17	CHC		ATL	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
28	39	May 19	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
29	40	May 20	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
30	41	May 21	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
31	42	May 22	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
32	43	May 23	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
33	44	May 24	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
34	45	May 26	CHC		CIN	L,8-10	CG	54	12.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
35	46	May 27	CHC		CIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
36	47	May 28	CHC		CIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
37	48	May 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	49	May 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
39	50	May 31	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	51	Jun 2	CHC	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
41	52	Jun 3	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
42	53	Jun 4	CHC	@	STL	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
43	54	Jun 5	CHC		NYM	W,15-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
44	55	Jun 6	CHC		NYM	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
45	56	Jun 7	CHC		NYM	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
46	57	Jun 8	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
47	58	Jun 9	CHC		STL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	59	Jun 10	CHC		STL	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
49	60	Jun 11	CHC		STL	L,7-10	CG	49	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
50	61	Jun 12	CHC		STL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
51	62	Jun 13	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
52	65 (2)	Jun 16	CHC	@	MON	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
53	66	Jun 17	CHC	@	MON	W,3-2	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
54	67	Jun 18	CHC	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
55	68	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
56	69	Jun 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	41	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
57	70	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
58	71	Jun 23	CHC		MON	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
59	72	Jun 24	CHC		MON	L,0-5	GS	21	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
60	73	Jun 25	CHC		MON	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
61	74	Jun 26	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
62	75	Jun 27	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
63	76	Jun 28	CHC		PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
64	78 (1)	Jun 30	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	79	Jul 1	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS	29	7.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
66	80	Jul 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
67	81	Jul 4	CHC		SDP	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	83 (1)	Jul 6	CHC		SDP	W,7-3	GS	33	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
69	84	Jul 7	CHC		LAD	W,6-4	GS	33	7.1	0	4	0	4	0	3B
70	85	Jul 8	CHC		LAD	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
71	86	Jul 9	CHC		LAD	W,11-4	GS	26	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
72	87	Jul 13	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-3	GS	28	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	3B
73	88	Jul 14	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
74	89	Jul 15	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
75	92 (2)	Jul 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
76	93	Jul 19	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
77	94	Jul 20	CHC		SFG	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
78	96 (1)	Jul 22	CHC		SFG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
79	97	Jul 23	CHC		SFG	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
80	98	Jul 24	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
81	99	Jul 25	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	2	3B
82	100	Jul 26	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
83	101	Jul 28	CHC		NYM	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
84	102	Jul 29	CHC		NYM	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	103	Jul 30	CHC		NYM	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	108 (4)	Aug 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
87	109	Aug 4	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
88	110	Aug 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
89	111	Aug 6	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
90	112	Aug 7	CHC		MON	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
91	113	Aug 8	CHC		MON	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
92	114	Aug 9	CHC		MON	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
93	115	Aug 10	CHC		PHI	L,13-16	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
94	119 (3)	Aug 15	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
95	120	Aug 16	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
96	121	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
97	122	Aug 18	CHC	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
98	123	Aug 19	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
99	124	Aug 20	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-8	CG	39	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
100	125	Aug 21	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	GS	25	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
101	126	Aug 22	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	1	3	2	6	1	3B
102	127	Aug 23	CHC		CIN	L,5-8	CG	49	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
103	128	Aug 25	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	GS	36	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
104	129	Aug 26	CHC		ATL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
105	130	Aug 27	CHC		ATL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
106	140 (9)	Sep 7	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
107	141	Sep 8	CHC		STL	L,8-11	GS	38	7.1	0	3	0	3	1	3B
108	142	Sep 9	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
109	143	Sep 10	CHC		STL	W,4-1	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
110	144	Sep 11	CHC		MON	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
111	145	Sep 12	CHC		MON	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
112	146	Sep 13	CHC		MON	W,3-1	GS	23	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
113	147	Sep 15	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-2	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
114	148	Sep 16	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-8	GS	20	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
115	149	Sep 17	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
116	155 (5)	Sep 23	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
117	156	Sep 24	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
118	159 (2)	Sep 27	CHC	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
119	160	Sep 29	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
120	161	Sep 30	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	GS	39	7.1	0	2	1	3	1	3B
							120gm		953.1	76	168	13	257	13