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Vance Law

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: October 1, 1956 in Boise, ID us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 39th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).

High School: Provo HS (Provo, UT)

School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

Debut: June 1, 1980 (Age 23-244d, 14,310th in major league history)
vs. NYM 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1991 (Age 35-005d)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Jack Sands, Steve Freyer

Full Name: Vance Aaron Law

Nicknames: Long arm of the Law

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Relatives: Son of Vern Law

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.5

3802

972

.256

453

RBI

442

OBP

.326

SLG

.376

OPS

.703

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-17 / in Starts: 9-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	46 (24-16-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
S Nicosia	1
B Madlock	1
T PeÃ±a	1
O Moreno	0

Most Driven In By
T Foli	1
S Nicosia	0
P Garner	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	26	2 (1)	Apr 12	PIT		MON	W,3-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0					7	1.11	0.025	.81	0.01%	0.24	PR 2B
2	27	3	Apr 13	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.11	-0.003	.09	0.00%	-0.09	2B
3	28	4	Apr 15	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	2-GF(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.57	-0.115	1.17	-0.05%	-1.31	2B
4	29	5	Apr 16	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.05	-0.077	.73	-0.03%	-0.79	2B
5	30	6	Apr 17	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.91	-0.020	.46	-0.01%	-0.63	2B
6	31	7	Apr 18	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.059	.188	.246	8	1.19	-0.046	.68	-0.02%	-0.66	2B
7	32	8	Apr 19	PIT	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.050	.158	.208	8	1.49	-0.102	.89	-0.04%	-0.61	2B
8	33	9	Apr 22	PIT		NYM	T,2-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.091	.150	.241	8	.66	0.002	.47	0.00%	0.10	2B
9	34	10	Apr 25	PIT		STL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.083	.136	.220	8	1.25	-0.080	.93	-0.04%	-0.63	2B
10	35	11	Apr 26	PIT		STL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.111	.160	.271	8	.91	-0.011	.60	0.00%	0.02	2B
11	36	12	Apr 28	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.161	.207	.368	8	.28	-0.023	.14	-0.01%	0.43	2B
12	37	13	Apr 29	PIT	@	NYM	W,10-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.167	.206	.373	8	.24	0.059	.14	0.02%	-0.57	2B
13	38	14	Apr 30	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.158	.175	.211	.386	8	1.02	0.023	.67	0.01%	0.49	2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	39	15	May 1	PIT		HOU	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.182	.214	.396	8	1.02	-0.085	.62	-0.03%	-0.75	2B
15	40	16	May 2	PIT		HOU	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.174	.205	.378	8	.97	-0.047	.53	-0.02%	-0.36	2B
16	41	17	May 3	PIT		HOU	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.174	.205	.378	7						SS
17	42	22 (4)	May 9	PIT	@	STL	L,0-13	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.170	.200	.370	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	2B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	43	72 (49)	Sep 1	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-3	12-GF(14)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.188	.217	.405	3	2.20	0.082	.25	0.01%	0.36	2B
19	44	77 (4)	Sep 6	PIT	@	SDP	W,9-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.170	.184	.213	.396	3	.33	-0.009	.02	0.00%	-0.81	SS
20	45	79 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	PIT		NYM	W,5-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.196	.208	.404	8	1.34	0.016	.29	0.00%	0.18	2B
21	46	80	Sep 8	PIT		NYM	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.196	.208	.404	4						PR
22	47	82 (1)	Sep 11	PIT		PHI	L,0-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.192	.204	.396	1	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
23	48	86 (3)	Sep 18	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.192	.204	.396	8						3B
24	49	89 (2)	Sep 21	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-4	9-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.189	.200	.389	7	2.21	-0.053	.49	-0.01%	-0.20	PR 3B
25	50	90	Sep 22	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.148	.175	.185	.361	8	.66	-0.114	.05	-0.01%	-1.52	SS
26	51	97 (6)	Sep 28 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.167	.175	.342	8	1.03	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.57	SS
27	52	99 (1)	Sep 30	PIT		MON	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.167	.175	.342	2						2B
28	53	100	Oct 1	PIT		MON	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.169	.177	.347	2	.65	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.57	SS
29	54	102 (1)	Oct 3	PIT		STL	L,3-8	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.164	.172	.336	2	.22	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.50	SS
30	55	103	Oct 4	PIT		STL	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.134	.157	.164	.321	8	1.17	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.70	SS
							12-17		71	67	1	9	0	1	0	3	2	0	15	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	.134	.157	.164	.321		.91	-0.806	.43	-0.20%	-9.76

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