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	17-17 / in Starts: 12-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	52 (28-16-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (22-13-6)

Most Driven In
D Rand	2
G Freese	1
H Foiles	1
R MejÃas	1
G Baker	1

Most Driven In By
B Mazeroski	1
B Skinner	1
G Freese	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	189	4 (3)	Apr 21 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,6-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	190	10 (5)	Apr 27	PIT		BRO	L,2-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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	191	16 (5)	May 4	PIT		MLN	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.21	-0.175	2.47	-0.12%	-1.15	P
4	192	20 (3)	May 8	PIT		CHC	L,1-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	193	21	May 10	PIT		PHI	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	194	24 (2)	May 12 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.44	0.051	.16	0.01%	-0.34	P
7	195	27 (2)	May 18	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.41	-0.011	.23	0.00%	-0.09	P
8	196	32 (4)	May 26 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,13-5	GS-5	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	.57	0.115	.12	0.01%	1.31	P
9	197	36 (3)	May 30 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.545	.909	9	1.32	-0.037	.22	0.00%	-0.32	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
10	198	42 (5)	Jun 3	PIT		NYG	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.583	1.000	9	1.32	0.044	.15	0.00%	0.64	P
11	199	49 (6)	Jun 10	PIT		CIN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.438	.625	1.063	9	.85	0.157	.06	0.01%	0.69	P
12	200	51 (1)	Jun 12	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.438	.625	1.063	9	5.40	-0.051	.60	0.00%	-0.19	PH
13	201	54 (2)	Jun 15	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.412	.588	1.000	9	1.06	-0.029	.12	0.00%	-0.31	P
14	202	56 (1)	Jun 16 susp	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.611	1.056	9	.77	0.018	.04	0.00%	0.20	P
15	203	57	Jun 17	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.444	.611	1.056	9						P
16	204	63 (5)	Jun 22	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.381	.524	.905	9	1.44	-0.115	.13	-0.01%	-0.94	P
17	205	67 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,15-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.385	.480	.865	9	.27	-0.030	.01	0.00%	0.31	P
18	206	69 (1)	Jun 27	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.370	.462	.832	9	3.45	-0.080	.14	0.00%	-0.35	PH
19	207	70	Jun 28	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.357	.444	.802	9	.36	-0.009	.02	0.00%	-0.14	PH
20	208	72 (1)	Jun 30 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,4-7	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.344	.419	.763	9	1.56	-0.127	.03	0.00%	-1.00	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
21	209	78 (5)	Jul 6	PIT	@	NYG	W,3-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.314	.382	.697	9	1.45	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.97	P
22	210	83 (4)	Jul 12	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.297	.361	.658	9	1.08	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.44	P
23	211	85 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,6-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.297	.361	.658	9						P
24	212	90 (4)	Jul 19	PIT		STL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.268	.325	.593	9	.33	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-1.06	P
25	213	94 (3)	Jul 23	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS-15	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.250	.298	.548	9	1.38	-0.224	.00	0.00%	-1.86	P
26	214	99 (4)	Jul 28 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,0-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.240	.286	.526	9	.79	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.32	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	215	104 (4)	Aug 2	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.245	.288	.534	9	.70	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
28	216	108 (3)	Aug 8	PIT		PHI	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.241	.283	.524	9	.48	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
29	217	111 (2)	Aug 11 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.241	.283	.524	1						P
30	218	114 (2)	Aug 14	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.224	.263	.487	9	.36	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-1.28	P
31	219	119 (4)	Aug 20	PIT		MLN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.217	.254	.471	9	.78	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
32	220	123 (3)	Aug 25 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.206	.242	.448	9	.48	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
33	221	127 (3)	Aug 30	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.238	.441	9	.82	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.22	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	222	133 (5)	Sep 3	PIT	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.215	.238	.453	9	1.65	0.062	.00	0.00%	0.61	P
							17-17		69	63	3	12	1	1	0	6	1	0	11	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.215	.238	.453		1.01	-0.822	.16	-0.10%	-8.04

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