Player
Vern Law
Player Info
- Full Name
- Vernon Sanders
- Born
-
March 12, 1930
Meridian, ID, USA - Size
- 6'2" / 195 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- June 11, 1950
- Final Game
- August 20, 1967
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1950-1967
Honors
2 x All-Star
1965 - TSN Comeback Player of the Year
(NL)
1965 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
(ML)
1960 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(NL)
1960 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1960 - Cy Young Award
(ML)
Career Batting
516
G
.216
AVG
191
H
11
HR
90
RBI
.560
OPS
Career Pitching
162-147
W-L
3.77
ERA
483
G
1,092
SO
13
SV
1.28
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 66 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .242 |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .244 |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 61 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .311 |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .311 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 94 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .181 |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 96 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .194 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .190 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .175 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .254 |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .231 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .344 |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .073 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 6 | 4.18 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 97.0 | 43 | 18 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 8 | 4.05 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 177.1 | 88 | 24 |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | 9 | 2.15 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 217.1 | 101 | 35 |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 13 | 3.61 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 192.0 | 93 | 32 |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 5 | 4.93 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 76.2 | 31 | 13 |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 7 | 3.94 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 139.1 | 78 | 27 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 4 | 4.70 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 59.1 | 20 | 18 |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 | 9 | 3.08 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 271.2 | 120 | 40 |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 9 | 2.98 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 266.0 | 110 | 53 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 12 | 3.96 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 202.1 | 56 | 39 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 8 | 2.87 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 172.1 | 55 | 32 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 16 | 4.32 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 195.1 | 60 | 49 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 10 | 3.81 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 200.1 | 82 | 61 |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 13 | 5.51 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 161.1 | 57 | 56 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 9 | 4.50 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 114.0 | 41 | 51 |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 9 | 4.92 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 128.0 | 57 | 49 |