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Vern Law
MLB · 1950–1967 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'2"
Weight
195 lbs
Born
1930-03-12
Birthplace
Meridian, USA
Years Active
1950–1967
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
516
H
191
HR
11
RBI
90
SB
1
AVG
.216
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PIT | 27 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .073 |
| 1951 | PIT | 28 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .344 |
| 1954 | PIT | 50 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .231 |
| 1955 | PIT | 44 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .254 |
| 1956 | PIT | 39 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .175 |
| 1957 | PIT | 34 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .190 |
| 1958 | PIT | 36 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .194 |
| 1959 | PIT | 38 | 96 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .167 |
| 1960 | PIT | 35 | 94 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .181 |
| 1961 | PIT | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 |
| 1962 | PIT | 23 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .311 |
| 1963 | PIT | 21 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| 1964 | PIT | 36 | 61 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .311 |
| 1965 | PIT | 34 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .244 |
| 1966 | PIT | 34 | 66 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .242 |
| 1967 | PIT | 26 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .111 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PIT | 7 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 137 | 70 | 11 | 49 | 57 | 4.92 |
| 1951 | PIT | 6 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 109 | 57 | 9 | 51 | 41 | 4.50 |
| 1954 | PIT | 9 | 13 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 201 | 99 | 20 | 56 | 57 | 5.51 |
| 1955 | PIT | 10 | 10 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 221 | 85 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 3.81 |
| 1956 | PIT | 8 | 16 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 218 | 94 | 24 | 49 | 60 | 4.32 |
| 1957 | PIT | 10 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 172 | 55 | 18 | 32 | 55 | 2.87 |
| 1958 | PIT | 14 | 12 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 235 | 89 | 16 | 39 | 56 | 3.96 |
| 1959 | PIT | 18 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 245 | 88 | 25 | 53 | 110 | 2.98 |
| 1960 | PIT | 20 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 266 | 93 | 25 | 40 | 120 | 3.08 |
| 1961 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 4.70 |
| 1962 | PIT | 10 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 156 | 61 | 21 | 27 | 78 | 3.94 |
| 1963 | PIT | 4 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 91 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 4.93 |
| 1964 | PIT | 12 | 13 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 203 | 77 | 18 | 32 | 93 | 3.61 |
| 1965 | PIT | 17 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 182 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 101 | 2.15 |
| 1966 | PIT | 12 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 203 | 80 | 19 | 24 | 88 | 4.05 |
| 1967 | PIT | 2 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 122 | 45 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 4.18 |
Awards
Cy Young Award (1960)
TSN All-Star (1960)
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1960)
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1965)
TSN Comeback Player of the Year (1965)
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