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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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-5	GS	26	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 5	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 6	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
4	4	Apr 8	CHW	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 10	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 12	CHW		BAL	L,8-10	CG	44	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
7	7	Apr 14	CHW		BAL	W,12-11	CG	48	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	8	Apr 15	CHW		DET	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
9	9	Apr 16	CHW		DET	W,3-1	GS	32	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
10	10	Apr 17	CHW		DET	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
11	11	Apr 19	CHW		NYY	W,13-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
12	12	Apr 20	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
13	13	Apr 22	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
14	15 (1)	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	16	Apr 26	CHW	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
16	17	Apr 27	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-6	GS	30	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	18	Apr 29	CHW	@	TOR	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	19	May 1	CHW	@	TOR	L,0-8	GS	32	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
19	25 (5)	May 8	CHW		CLE	L,6-13	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	31 (5)	May 17 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
21	32	May 17 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
22	33	May 18	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
23	36 (2)	May 22	CHW	@	KCR	W,11-3	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 3B
24	38 (1)	May 24	CHW		BOS	W,12-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
25	41 (2)	May 27	CHW		TEX	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	8	0	8	0	3B
26	42	May 28	CHW		TEX	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
27	43	May 29	CHW		TEX	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	44	May 30	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
29	45	May 31	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	46	Jun 1	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
31	47	Jun 2	CHW		KCR	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
32	48	Jun 3	CHW		KCR	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
33	49	Jun 4	CHW		KCR	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
34	50	Jun 5 (1)	CHW		KCR	L,5-7	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
35	51	Jun 5 (2)	CHW		KCR	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
36	52	Jun 7	CHW	@	CAL	W,12-11	GS	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
37	53	Jun 8	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-7	GS	36	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
38	54	Jun 9	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
39	55	Jun 10	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS	39	11.0	3	5	0	8	0	3B
40	56	Jun 11	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	57	Jun 12 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,12-10	CG	54	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
42	58	Jun 12 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
43	59	Jun 13	CHW		CAL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
44	60	Jun 15	CHW		CAL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
45	61	Jun 17	CHW		OAK	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
46	62	Jun 18	CHW		OAK	L,1-3	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
47	63	Jun 19	CHW		OAK	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
48	64	Jun 20	CHW		SEA	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
49	65	Jun 21	CHW		SEA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
50	66	Jun 22	CHW		SEA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
51	67	Jun 23	CHW		MIN	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
52	68	Jun 24	CHW		MIN	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	3B
53	69	Jun 25	CHW		MIN	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	2	4	1	3B
54	70	Jun 26	CHW		MIN	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
55	71	Jun 27	CHW	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
56	72	Jun 28	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-6	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
57	73	Jun 29	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	74	Jul 1	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
59	75	Jul 2	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
60	76	Jul 3	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
61	77	Jul 4	CHW	@	MIN	W,12-6	GS	35	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
62	78	Jul 8	CHW		MIL	L,3-4	GS	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
63	79	Jul 9	CHW		MIL	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
64	80	Jul 10	CHW		MIL	L,9-12	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
65	81	Jul 11	CHW		CLE	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
66	82	Jul 12	CHW		CLE	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	7	1	8	1	3B
67	83	Jul 13	CHW		CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
68	84	Jul 14	CHW		TOR	L,0-8	CG	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
69	85	Jul 15	CHW		TOR	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
70	86	Jul 16	CHW		TOR	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
71	87	Jul 17	CHW		TOR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
72	88	Jul 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
73	89	Jul 19	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
74	90	Jul 20	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	3B
75	91	Jul 21	CHW	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
76	92	Jul 22	CHW	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
77	93	Jul 23	CHW	@	MIL	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	94	Jul 24	CHW	@	MIL	L,7-8	GS	32	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
79	95	Jul 25	CHW	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
80	96	Jul 26 (1)	CHW	@	TOR	L,4-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
81	97	Jul 26 (2)	CHW	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
82	98	Jul 27	CHW	@	TOR	W,11-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
83	99	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
84	100	Jul 30	CHW		NYY	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	101	Jul 31	CHW		NYY	L,6-12	CG	55	11.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	102	Aug 1	CHW		NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
87	103	Aug 2	CHW		DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
88	104	Aug 3	CHW		DET	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
89	105	Aug 4	CHW		DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
90	106	Aug 5	CHW	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
91	107	Aug 6	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
92	108	Aug 7	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
93	109	Aug 8 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
94	110	Aug 8 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
95	111	Aug 9	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	GS	34	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
96	112	Aug 11	CHW		BAL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
97	113	Aug 12	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	3B
98	114	Aug 13	CHW		BAL	L,2-5	GS	32	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
99	115	Aug 14	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
100	116	Aug 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
101	117	Aug 16	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
102	118	Aug 17	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	50	13.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
103	119	Aug 19 (1)	CHW	@	TEX	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
104	120	Aug 19 (2)	CHW	@	TEX	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
105	121	Aug 20	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
106	122	Aug 21	CHW	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
107	123	Aug 22	CHW	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
108	124	Aug 23	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-10	GS	38	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
109	125	Aug 24	CHW	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
110	126	Aug 25	CHW	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
111	127	Aug 26	CHW		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
112	128	Aug 27	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
113	129	Aug 28	CHW		BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
114	130	Aug 29	CHW		TEX	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
115	131	Aug 30	CHW		TEX	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
116	132	Aug 31	CHW		KCR	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	133	Sep 1	CHW		KCR	W,12-0	GS	22	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
118	134	Sep 2	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B SS
119	135	Sep 3	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
120	136	Sep 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
121	137	Sep 5	CHW		OAK	W,11-1	GS	22	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
122	138	Sep 6	CHW		OAK	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
123	139	Sep 7	CHW		OAK	W,8-7	CG	40	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
124	140	Sep 8	CHW		CAL	W,8-5	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
125	141	Sep 9	CHW		CAL	W,11-0	GS	22	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
126	142	Sep 10	CHW		CAL	W,7-6	GS	39	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
127	143	Sep 11	CHW		CAL	W,5-4	GS	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
128	144	Sep 13	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
129	145	Sep 14	CHW	@	MIN	L,0-1	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
130	146	Sep 15	CHW		SEA	W,12-0	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
131	147	Sep 16	CHW		SEA	W,7-0	GS	27	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
132	148	Sep 17	CHW		SEA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
133	149	Sep 18	CHW		SEA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
134	150	Sep 19	CHW		MIN	L,5-7	GS	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
135	151	Sep 21 (1)	CHW		MIN	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
136	152	Sep 21 (2)	CHW		MIN	W,7-6	GS	31	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
137	153	Sep 22	CHW	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS	27	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
138	154	Sep 23	CHW	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
139	155	Sep 24	CHW	@	CAL	W,2-0	GS	19	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
140	156	Sep 25	CHW	@	CAL	W,8-5	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
141	157	Sep 27	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	31	6.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
142	161 (3)	Oct 1	CHW	@	SEA	W,9-3	GF	4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
143	162	Oct 2	CHW	@	SEA	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
							145gm		1145.2	94	311	14	419	28