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	9-12 / in Starts: 7-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	15 (7-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
S Burgess	0

Most Driven In By
R Clemente	1
D Schofield	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	366	21 (20)	May 5	PIT		LAD	L,3-7	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.23	-0.036	3.93	-0.07%	-0.45	P
2	367	24 (2)	May 8	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	6						PR
3	368	27 (2)	May 11	PIT		STL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.50	-0.068	3.79	-0.10%	-0.99	P
4	369	28	May 12 (1)	PIT		STL	L,1-2	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6						PR
5	370	34 (5)	May 18	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
6	371	38 (3)	May 22	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.74	0.036	1.22	0.04%	0.28	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
7	372	47 (8)	Jun 2 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.21	-0.018	2.46	-0.02%	-0.05	P
8	373	49 (1)	Jun 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						PR
9	374	54 (4)	Jun 8	PIT		MLN	W,6-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	3.24	-0.088	4.84	-0.08%	-0.76	P
10	375	62 (7)	Jun 16 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,7-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.82	-0.040	.97	-0.03%	-0.37	P
11	376	69 (6)	Jun 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
12	377	71 (1)	Jun 26	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
13	378	72	Jun 27	PIT		PHI	L,4-13	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
14	379	74 (1)	Jun 29	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.94	-0.023	.42	-0.01%	-0.20	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
15	380	78 (3)	Jul 2	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.45	-0.036	.30	-0.01%	-0.48	P
16	381	83 (4)	Jul 7	PIT	@	NYM	W,11-5	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.18	0.008	.14	0.00%	0.02	P
17	382	87 (3)	Jul 13	PIT		HOU	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.238	.476	9	.45	-0.025	.36	-0.01%	-0.54	P
18	383	92 (4)	Jul 17	PIT		LAD	L,2-3	GS-4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.227	.227	.227	.455	9	1.87	0.073	3.02	0.07%	0.60	P
19	384	95 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.227	.455	9						P
20	385	103 (7)	Jul 29	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.217	.435	9	.85	-0.021	.22	0.00%	-0.20	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
21	386	108 (4)	Aug 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.217	.435	9						P
							9-12		24	23	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	.217	.217	.217	.435		.93	-0.238	1.65	-0.23%	-3.16

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