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	26-11 / in Starts: 24-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 105 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	71 (35-22-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 105 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	65 (34-20-10)

Most Driven In
B Mazeroski	3
D Hoak	1
B Skinner	1
D Schofield	1
D Groat	1
Self	1
B Virdon	0

Most Driven In By
D Groat	2
Self	1
R MejÃas	1
B Virdon	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 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	259	3 (2)	Apr 11	PIT		MLN	L,3-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.84	0.028	1.80	0.04%	0.27	P
2	260	6 (2)	Apr 17	PIT	@	MLN	T,2-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	4						PR
3	261	7	Apr 18	PIT	@	MLN	W,11-5	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	9	.30	0.137	.50	0.14%	1.65	P
4	262	8	Apr 22	PIT		CIN	W,9-8	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
5	263	12 (3)	Apr 26 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.625	.958	9	.28	-0.030	.61	-0.04%	-1.06	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
6	264	18 (5)	May 3 (1)	PIT		STL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.600	.964	9	1.61	0.045	3.11	0.05%	0.37	P
7	265	23 (4)	May 7	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.462	.747	9	1.95	-0.148	3.44	-0.16%	-1.27	P
8	266	29 (5)	May 12	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.438	.732	9	1.79	0.138	3.38	0.16%	0.56	P
9	267	33 (3)	May 17 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.238	.350	.588	9	.57	-0.028	1.24	-0.04%	-0.83	P
10	268	38 (4)	May 22	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.417	.697	9	1.08	-0.027	2.16	-0.03%	0.15	P
11	269	43 (4)	May 27	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.259	.385	.644	9	1.98	-0.184	6.49	-0.36%	-1.72	P
12	270	47 (3)	May 31 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.345	.578	9	.94	-0.054	2.45	-0.08%	-0.78	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
13	271	52 (4)	Jun 5	PIT		CHC	L,5-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.345	.578	9						P
14	272	55 (2)	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.345	.578	1						PR
15	273	57 (1)	Jun 9	PIT		SFG	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.333	.583	9	1.03	0.021	3.43	0.04%	0.23	P
16	274	59 (1)	Jun 11	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.333	.583	9						P
17	275	63 (3)	Jun 14 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.382	.660	9	.34	0.031	.99	0.05%	0.65	P
18	276	67 (3)	Jun 19	PIT	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.250	.342	.592	9	.72	-0.065	2.61	-0.14%	-0.98	P
19	277	72 (4)	Jun 23	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.244	.326	.570	9	1.03	0.187	4.33	0.47%	1.52	P
20	278	75 (2)	Jun 26	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-6	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.239	.318	.557	9	.69	-0.018	2.90	-0.05%	-0.25	PH
21	279	76	Jun 27	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.224	.298	.522	9	1.65	-0.123	6.00	-0.27%	-0.86	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
22	280	80 (3)	Jul 2	PIT		MLN	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.180	.212	.280	.492	9	1.54	0.163	5.03	0.32%	1.04	P
23	281	85 (4)	Jul 9	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	.170	.200	.264	.464	9						P
24	282	90 (4)	Jul 14	PIT		LAD	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.175	.203	.263	.467	9	.28	-0.021	1.08	-0.05%	-1.17	P
25	283	94 (3)	Jul 19	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.250	.444	9	.70	-0.054	2.44	-0.11%	-0.61	P
26	284	98 (3)	Jul 25	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.203	.258	.461	9	.51	-0.001	1.07	0.00%	0.03	P
27	285	103 (4)	Jul 29	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.209	.262	.470	9	1.42	-0.080	1.48	-0.05%	-0.43	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
28	286	108 (4)	Aug 4	PIT	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.211	.261	.472	9	.43	-0.030	.08	0.00%	-0.45	P
29	287	113 (4)	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.208	.257	.465	9	1.58	-0.047	.35	-0.01%	-0.35	P
30	288	116 (2)	Aug 14	PIT		MLN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.200	.247	.447	9	.48	-0.036	.13	-0.01%	-0.41	P
31	289	121 (4)	Aug 19	PIT		STL	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.195	.240	.435	9	1.29	-0.084	.64	-0.03%	-0.75	P
32	290	126 (4)	Aug 23 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.188	.231	.418	9	1.69	-0.134	.88	-0.04%	-1.01	P
33	291	130 (3)	Aug 28	PIT		PHI	W,9-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.190	.232	.422	9	.56	-0.032	.42	-0.01%	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
34	292	134 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	.167	.186	.226	.412	9	1.19	-0.131	2.97	-0.20%	-1.27	P
35	293	138 (3)	Sep 6	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.193	.233	.426	9	.56	0.007	.58	0.00%	0.02	P
36	294	142 (3)	Sep 10	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.209	.239	.447	9	1.43	0.001	.09	0.00%	0.54	P
37	295	146 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.174	.200	.228	.428	9	.44	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
38	296	150 (3)	Sep 20	PIT		CIN	W,10-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.192	.219	.411	9	.24	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-1.18	P
							26-11		105	96	6	16	2	0	1	8	3	0	20	0	6	0	4	4	0	0	.167	.192	.219	.411		.92	-0.617	1.85	-0.40%	-8.08

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