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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Team Record in Appearances: 16-27 / in Starts: 13-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 29, Entered with runners on base: 3

1955 Pitching Game Log

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1955 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	95	4	Apr 17(1)	PIT		BRO	L,3-10	7-GF		99	3.0	7	4	4	0	0	1	0	12.00	6.70	15	5	10	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	1	0	0	.23	-0.083	.42	-0.09%	-2.51	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 7
2	96	13	Apr 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-5	6-8		11	3.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.50	4.70	11	4	4	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.16	-0.015	.12	-0.01%	0.49	6t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	97	20	May 5	PIT		MLN	W,9-4	7-GF	S(1)	5	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.00	4.59	12	4	4	1	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.69	0.122	.69	0.07%	2.49	7t 12- 0 out a4	9t end a 5
4	98	24	May 8(2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-6	GS-5	L(0-1)	2	5.0	9	5	5	3	0	1	0	6.43	5.37	26	6	8	1	0	9	26			0	0	0	21	0	1	0	0	2	0	1.19	-0.307	1.47	-0.23%	-2.43	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
5	99	27	May 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	3-GF(8)		3	6.0	10	2	2	1	2	1	0	5.40	5.07	29	10	6	2	1	10		0	0	0	0	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	.50	0.017	.51	0.01%	1.05	3b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
6	100	30	May 16	PIT	@	STL	L,0-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.57	4.84	4	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-0.50	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
7	101	32	May 18	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.32	4.73	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.003	.05	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
8	102	34	May 21	PIT		NYG	L,2-3	6-7		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.88	4.45	8	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.072	.26	0.02%	1.00	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
9	103	37	May 24	PIT		BRO	W,15-1	GS-5		2	4.2	5	1	1	6	1	0	0	4.40	4.67	24	7	9	1	0	1	45			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.46	0.055	.28	0.01%	0.72	1t start tie	5t 123 2 out a2
10	104	40	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,4-8	GS-1		3	0.0	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	5.65	4.77	4	0	0	0	0	3	27			0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.305	.16	-0.02%	-3.62	1t start tie	1t -2- 0 out d3
11	105	41	May 29(1)	PIT		PHI	L,2-5	8-GF		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.28	4.71	8	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.023	.01	0.00%	1.00	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
12	106	43	May 30(1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-8	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.96	4.51	6	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.005	.00	0.00%	1.06	7b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	107	46	Jun 1	PIT		STL	L,2-6	9-GF		1	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.81	4.54	6	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.22	-0.015	.01	0.00%	-0.50	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
14	108	48	Jun 3	PIT		CIN	W,7-6	4-GF	W(1-1)	1	5.1	6	1	1	3	1	0	0	4.38	4.42	23	9	4	0	1	6		2	0	0	1	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.15	0.217	.07	0.00%	1.93	4t 12- 2 out d2	9t end tie
15	109	51	Jun 5(2)	PIT		CIN	L,1-5	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.28	4.37	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
16	110	56	Jun 12(1)	PIT		MLN	W,5-3	GS-9	W(2-1)	6	8.1	5	3	2	4	10	1	0	3.91	4.13	34	9	6	0	3	5	69			0	0	0	30	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.07	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.57	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a2
17	111	60	Jun 16	PIT	@	STL	L,0-5	GS-	L(2-2)	3	4.0	8	5	5	1	2	2	0	4.47	4.47	20						27						19			0		0
18	112	65	Jun 20	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS-7	L(2-3)	3	7.0	3	2	1	2	2	0	0	4.10	4.25	26	12	9	1	3	1	65			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	1	1	.84	0.060	.00	0.00%	1.41	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
19	113	70	Jun 26(1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-9	W(3-3)	5	8.0	11	4	3	1	5	1	0	4.01	4.12	35	5	13	0	0	11	50			0	1	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.56	0.149	.00	0.00%	0.68	1b start tie	9b 1-- 0 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	114	74	Jul 1	PIT	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	W(4-3)	4	9.0	7	2	2	2	5	0	0	3.77	3.86	36	14	15	7	0	0	68			0	1	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.75	0.576	.00	0.00%	2.75	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
21	115	78	Jul 4(1)	PIT		NYG	W,4-3			2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.72	3.88	5												4			0		0
22	116	82	Jul 6(2)	PIT		BRO	W,4-1	CG	W(5-3)	1	9.0	9	1	1	2	10	0	0	3.44	3.56	35	9	14	8	0	0	73			0	1	0	33	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.08	0.440	.00	0.00%	3.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
23	117	87	Jul 10(2)	PIT		PHI	W,3-1	CG	W(6-3)	3	9.0	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	3.12	3.44	32	10	14	1	0	5	74			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	3	0	1	1.26	0.434	.00	0.00%	3.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
24	118	89	Jul 15	PIT		CIN	L,1-9	GS-8	L(6-4)	4	8.0	10	6	6	1	4	1	0	3.40	3.43	36	8	13	1	2	10	41			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	1	.74	-0.204	.00	0.00%	-2.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out d5
25	119	93	Jul 19	PIT		MLN	W,4-3	GS-18		3	18.0	9	2	1	2	12	1	0	2.97	3.23	64	40	1	0	0	9	118			1	0	0	61	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.77	1.675	.00	0.00%	6.96	1t start tie	18t 3 out tie
26	120	99	Jul 24(2)	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	CG	W(7-4)	4	10.0	4	2	2	0	8	1	0	2.88	3.14	34						84						34			0		0
27	121	103	Jul 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-16	GS-3	L(7-5)	4	2.1	8	4	4	0	2	1	1	3.10	3.22	16	3	2	0	0	8	27			1	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.302	.00	0.00%	-3.01	1b start tie	3b 123 1 out tie
28	122	105	Jul 31(1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-7	7-7		1	0.2	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	3.28	3.22	7	1	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	.96	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-2.92	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 12- 2 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	123	108	Aug 2	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-12	GS-2		1	1.1	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	3.45	3.20	9	2	1	0	0	5	33			0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.250	.00	0.00%	-2.52	1b start a 3	2b 1-- 1 out tie
30	124	110	Aug 3(2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	7-GF(12)	L(7-6)	0	5.2	7	1	1	4	1	0	0	3.38	3.24	27	9	6	0	2	7		0	0	0	0	0	23	1	0	2	0	0	0	2.54	0.251	.00	0.00%	1.61	7b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
31	125	114	Aug 7(1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-6	GS-1	L(7-7)	3	0.2	5	4	4	1	0	0	0	3.61	3.25	8	1	1	0	0	5	25			0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.37	-0.319	.00	0.00%	-3.94	1b start tie	1b 12- 2 out d4
32	126	115	Aug 7(2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		-1	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.59	3.27	7	2	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.90	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
33	127	118	Aug 14(1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	L(7-8)	6	8.2	8	4	4	3	2	1	0	3.62	3.34	37	13	11	0	0	8	51			1	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.202	.00	0.00%	0.51	1b start tie	9b --- 2 out d2
34	128	122	Aug 19	PIT		NYG	W,8-3	CG	W(8-8)	4	9.0	10	3	3	2	1	2	0	3.59	3.47	39	14	13	0	2	9	54			1	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	1	0	.98	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
35	129	123	Aug 20	PIT		NYG	L,9-14	12-GF(12)		0	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.57	3.46	4	3	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-1.43	12t 123 1 out d2	12t end d 5
36	130	124	Aug 23	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	W(9-8)	2	9.0	6	1	1	4	4	0	0	3.43	3.43	35	8	13	0	1	6	71			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.64	0.477	.00	0.00%	3.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
37	131	130	Aug 28(2)	PIT		MLN	W,2-0	SHO	W(10-8)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.26	3.41	30	24	0	0	0	4	77			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.08	0.571	.00	0.00%	4.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	132	133	Sep 1	PIT		STL	W,7-6	GS-7		3	7.0	8	6	2	4	0	0	0	3.24	3.43	35	16	9	2	1	6	41			1	0	0	31	4	1	0	0	0	2	1.31	-0.401	.00	0.00%	-2.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
39	133	137	Sep 5(1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,8-5	GS-7		3	6.2	5	3	3	1	1	1	0	3.26	3.47	25	11	7	1	0	5	52			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.15	1b start a 1	7b 12- 2 out a1
40	134	141	Sep 10	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-13	GS-4	L(10-9)	4	3.1	10	7	7	2	0	2	0	3.53	3.61	21	2	7	0	0	10	10			1	0	0	19	2	0	1	0	0	0	.95	-0.490	.00	0.00%	-5.31	1b start tie	4b --- 1 out d4
41	135	148	Sep 20(1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-11	GS-1	L(10-10)	9	0.2	5	5	5	0	0	1	0	3.75	3.68	7	1	1	0	0	5	22			0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.311	.00	0.00%	-3.86	1b start tie	1b --3 2 out d4
42	136	149	Sep 20(2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,8-14			-1	1.2	4	3	2	0	2	1	0	3.81	3.71	10												10			0		0
43	137	154	Sep 25	PIT		BRO	L,0-4	7-8		4	2.0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.81	3.70	8	3	5	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	.45	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-1.00	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d4
							16-27		W-L:10-10,Sv:1	2.6	200.2	221	98	85	61	83	19	1	3.81	3.70	866	1.27		6%	4%	166	51	7	43%	7	7	1	788	33	8	7	16	6	12	1.18	1.875	.10	-0.24%	3.21

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