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	6-5 / in Starts: 6-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	18 (7-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
D Hoak	2
S Burgess	1
R Nelson	1
H Smith	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	332	2 (1)	Apr 12	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.88	-0.115	4.72	-0.17%	-0.56	P
2	333	6 (3)	Apr 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-13	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.98	0.058	2.73	0.10%	0.68	P
3	334	10 (3)	Apr 23	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	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.76	-0.039	2.12	-0.07%	-0.34	P
4	335	13 (2)	Apr 29	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	.43	0.008	1.31	0.02%	0.28	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	336	26 (12)	May 16	PIT		STL	W,2-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	.72	-0.018	2.12	-0.03%	-0.16	P
6	337	30 (3)	May 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,13-11	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.10	0.033	3.18	0.06%	0.39	P
7	338	35 (4)	May 27	PIT	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.417	.845	9	1.41	0.169	4.96	0.36%	1.88	P
8	339	38 (2)	May 30 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9	.02	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.24	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
9	340	44 (5)	Jun 5	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.400	.812	9	1.60	0.117	5.18	0.23%	0.52	P
10	341	50 (5)	Jun 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.294	.350	.353	.703	9	.54	0.010	1.29	0.01%	-0.21	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
11	342	69 (18)	Jul 2 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.318	.316	.634	9	1.57	-0.089	3.23	-0.11%	-0.76	P
							6-5		24	19	0	5	1	0	0	5	1	0	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.263	.318	.316	.634		1.10	0.133	3.07	0.39%	1.48

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