| Vern Law | ||
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| Born: March 12, 1930 Meridian, Idaho |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 11, 1950 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Final game | ||
| August 20, 1967 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss record | 162-147 | |
| Earned run average | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Meridian is the second-largest City in Ada County, Idaho, United States and the third-largest in the state Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 77 | |
| Strikeouts | 1,092 | |
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Vernon Sanders Law (born March 12, 1930 in Meridian, Idaho) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star Headline Event of the Year Baseball's Shot Heard 'Round the World gives the New York Giants the National League Pennant in the third game of a best-of-three-games Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL and New York Yankees (AL from October 5 to October 13, 1960 In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Before there was a Cy Young Award, there was the Pitcher of the Year Award, established by The Sporting News in 1944, though no awards were given in The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Meridian is the second-largest City in Ada County, Idaho, United States and the third-largest in the state In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of He played for 16 seasons (1950 - 1967) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Law was a member of the National League All Star Team in 1960. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson, He won the Cy Young Award, and led the National League in complete games that year. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher
His son Vance Law also played in the Major Leagues, primarily as a utility infielder. Vance Aaron Law (born October 1, 1956 in Boise Idaho) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball.
Law currently lives in Provo, Utah. Provo is a city in and the County seat He is the pitching coach for Provo High School (PHS) varsity baseball team (PHS is located across the street from BYU where his son is the head coach), and is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon During his playing career, Law was tagged with the nickname "Deacon" by Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince because he is a member of the ordained priesthood of the LDS Church. Robert Ferris Prince ( July 1[[ 916]] - June 10[[ 985]] was an American Radio and Television Sportscaster and commentator
Vern Law has been credited with saying, "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. "
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Don Drysdale Joe Torre |
Major League Player of the Month August 1959 (with Willie McCovey) June 1965 (with Willie Stargell) |
Succeeded by Eddie Mathews Pete Rose |
| Preceded by Early Wynn |
Cy Young Award 1960 |
Succeeded by Whitey Ford |
| Preceded by Ken Boyer |
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1965 |
Succeeded by Brooks Robinson |
| Preceded by none |
NL Comeback Player of the Year 1965 |
Succeeded by Phil Regan |
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