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
Honors
1 x All-Star
1960
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
57
OPS vs Lg
13% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
162-147
W-L
3.77
ERA
483
G
1,092
SO
13
SV
1.28
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1967 NL 97.0 3.99 1.67 1.443
1966 NL 177.7 4.46 1.22 1.278 ✓
1965 NL 217.3 4.18 1.45 0.998 ✓
1964 NL 192.0 4.36 1.50 1.224 ✓
1963 NL 76.7 3.64 1.53 1.357
1962 NL 139.3 5.04 1.74 1.313
1961 NL 59.3 3.03 2.73 1.517
1960 NL 271.7 3.98 1.33 1.126 ✓
1959 NL 266.0 3.72 1.79 1.120 ✓
1958 NL 202.3 2.49 1.73 1.354 ✓
1957 NL 172.7 2.87 1.67 1.181 ✓
1956 NL 195.7 2.76 2.25 1.365 ✓
1955 NL 200.7 3.68 2.74 1.405 ✓
1954 NL 161.7 3.17 3.12 1.590 ✓
1951 NL 114.0 3.24 4.03 1.404
1950 NL 128.0 4.01 3.45 1.453
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1967 NL 29 .074 .143 3.4 20.7 -3 0.0
1966 NL 73 .091 .278 4.1 15.1 75 1.0
1965 NL 86 .037 .307 0.0 22.1 53 1.0
1964 NL 70 .098 .367 4.3 15.7 123 1.0
1963 NL 24 .000 .227 0.0 4.2 31 0.0
1962 NL 55 .133 .350 1.8 12.7 109 0.0
1961 NL 24 .053 .313 4.2 16.7 75 0.0
1960 NL 104 .128 .213 1.9 18.3 41 1.0
1959 NL 106 .052 .200 2.8 18.9 13 1.0
1958 NL 80 .177 .192 11.3 12.5 79 2.1
1957 NL 69 .048 .231 1.4 15.9 26 0.0
1956 NL 65 .070 .220 6.2 24.6 31 1.0
1955 NL 69 .095 .326 5.8 23.2 76 1.1
1954 NL 64 .154 .256 7.8 12.5 87 1.1
1951 NL 38 .219 .400 7.9 15.8 165 1.0
1950 NL 44 .049 .111 2.3 31.8 -29 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 483 212 453 19 41 .972
OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1967 Pittsburgh Pirates P 25 8 15 1 0 .958
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates P 31 11 36 0 4 1.000
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates P 29 29 36 1 2 .985
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates P 35 16 36 1 3 .981
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates P 18 5 20 0 1 1.000
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates P 23 7 27 2 3 .944
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates P 11 7 13 0 1 1.000
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates P 35 28 50 2 6 .975
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates P 34 20 47 1 5 .985
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates P 35 16 31 0 3 1.000
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates P 31 13 23 2 2 .947
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates P 39 12 31 0 3 1.000
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates P 43 14 35 4 3 .925
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates P 39 11 23 1 2 .971
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates P 28 10 15 2 2 .926
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates P 27 5 15 2 1 .909
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 3 2-0 0 18.0 8 3.44
1960 World Series Pittsburgh Pirates 3 2-0 0 18.0 8 3.44
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 3 6 2 0 1 .333
1960 World Series Pittsburgh Pirates 3 6 2 0 1 .333