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	11-12 / in Starts: 11-9
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	40 (20-15-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
D Hoak	4
B Mazeroski	1

Most Driven In By
D Groat	3
R Clemente	1
B Virdon	1
B Skinner	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 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	343	18 (17)	Apr 30	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-4	8-GF	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
2	344	27 (8)	May 12	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.077	3.30	-0.10%	-0.69	P
3	345	33 (5)	May 20	PIT		CIN	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	0.013	.72	0.01%	-0.36	P
4	346	40 (6)	May 27	PIT	@	HOU	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.25	-0.025	.47	-0.03%	-0.58	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
5	347	46 (5)	Jun 2	PIT		HOU	W,9-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.083	.182	.265	9	.19	0.017	.42	0.02%	-0.05	P
6	348	53 (6)	Jun 9 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.143	.231	.374	9	1.09	-0.008	1.39	-0.01%	0.03	P
7	349	62 (8)	Jun 16	PIT		MLN	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.125	.200	.325	9	1.60	-0.090	4.35	-0.15%	-0.77	P
8	350	67 (4)	Jun 20	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.188	.354	9	1.19	-0.034	2.16	-0.04%	-0.20	P
9	351	72 (4)	Jun 25	PIT		NYM	W,13-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.158	.182	.263	.445	9	.23	0.036	.46	0.04%	0.42	P
10	352	76 (3)	Jun 30	PIT	@	STL	W,17-7	GS-8	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.217	.231	.304	.535	9	.10	0.017	.24	0.03%	0.46	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	353	80 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	HOU	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.241	.385	.626	9	.28	0.031	.89	0.06%	0.28	P
12	354	85 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,4-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.233	.370	.604	9	1.27	-0.036	4.00	-0.07%	-0.36	P
13	355	89 (3)	Jul 14	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.242	.367	.609	9	1.12	-0.037	3.86	-0.08%	-0.47	P
14	356	95 (5)	Jul 20	PIT		SFG	L,3-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.242	.367	.609	9						P
15	357	101 (5)	Jul 26	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.257	.406	.663	9	.88	-0.004	1.65	0.00%	-0.11	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
16	358	107 (5)	Aug 2	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.278	.424	.702	9	.67	0.005	1.46	0.01%	0.19	P
17	359	114 (6)	Aug 11	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-6	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.278	.282	.444	.726	9	1.47	0.162	.10	0.01%	1.32	P
18	360	121 (6)	Aug 19	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.293	.447	.740	9	1.15	-0.013	.37	0.00%	-0.18	P
19	361	127 (5)	Aug 23	PIT		HOU	W,4-0	CG	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.295	.439	.734	9	.52	-0.034	.30	-0.01%	-0.14	P
20	362	132 (4)	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.289	.429	.717	9	.90	-0.026	.23	0.00%	-0.23	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
21	363	140 (7)	Sep 5	PIT	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.313	.444	.757	9	1.33	0.069	.79	0.03%	0.98	P
22	364	156 (15)	Sep 23	PIT		MLN	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.313	.444	.757	1						P
23	365	160 (3)	Sep 29	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.313	.444	.757	9						P
							11-12		55	45	6	14	4	1	0	5	1	0	7	0	7	2	3	0	0	0	.311	.313	.444	.757		.72	-0.034	1.17	-0.29%	-0.47

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