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	36-38 / in Starts: 15-22
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	55 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 157 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	91 (46-32-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 157 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	95 (47-31-16)

Most Driven In
T Steinbach	3
M McGwire	1
L Blankenship	1
R Henderson	1
J Quirk	1
J Canseco	1
D Henderson	1
B Komminsk	0

Most Driven In By
R Henderson	4
M Gallego	2
M Bordick	2
J Canseco	1
E Riles	1
H Baines	1

1991 Batting Game Log

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1991 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	1139	1	Apr 9	OAK		MIN	W,7-2	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH 3B
2	1140	2	Apr 10	OAK		MIN	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	7	.94	-0.070	1.46	-0.07%	-0.91	3B
3	1141	5 (2)	Apr 13	OAK		SEA	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	8	.55	-0.042	.83	-0.04%	-0.61	3B
4	1142	8 (2)	Apr 16	OAK	@	CAL	W,8-5	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.417	.667	6	1.41	-0.016	2.81	-0.02%	0.39	3B
5	1143	9	Apr 17	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.400	.667	8	1.00	-0.076	2.05	-0.09%	-0.95	3B
6	1144	10	Apr 18	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	7	.77	-0.081	1.66	-0.11%	-0.80	3B
7	1145	11	Apr 19	OAK	@	SEA	L,7-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	8						3B
8	1146	17 (5)	Apr 26	OAK		CAL	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	8						3B
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
9	1147	29 (11)	May 12	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-10	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	2	.22	0.007	.46	0.01%	0.12	3B
10	1148	31 (1)	May 14	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	9						3B
11	1149	32	May 15	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.333	.391	.725	8	.86	0.129	1.55	0.14%	1.86	3B
12	1150	33	May 16	OAK	@	BAL	W,11-5	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.360	.668	6	.21	-0.006	.38	-0.01%	-0.77	PH 3B
13	1151	34	May 17	OAK	@	CLE	L,6-11	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.444	.766	5	.03	0.000	.06	0.00%	0.45	3B
14	1152	36 (1)	May 19	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.310	.429	.739	5	.02	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.24	PH 3B
15	1153	37	May 20	OAK		TOR	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.387	.668	7	1.59	-0.129	3.12	-0.15%	-0.77	3B
16	1154	40 (2)	May 23	OAK		CHW	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.229	.250	.343	.593	7	.32	-0.008	.68	-0.01%	-0.35	3B
17	1155	43 (2)	May 26	OAK		CHW	W,6-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.333	.577	2	.34	-0.009	.73	-0.01%	-0.35	PH 3B
18	1156	45 (1)	May 29	OAK	@	TOR	L,3-8	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.275	.342	.617	8	.76	0.060	1.60	0.08%	0.55	3B
19	1157	46	May 30	OAK	@	TOR	W,8-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.275	.342	.617	2						3B
Jun		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
20	1158	48 (1)	Jun 1	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-4	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.262	.325	.587	5	2.38	-0.077	5.63	-0.11%	-0.43	3B
21	1159	49	Jun 2	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.238	.289	.333	.622	2	1.63	0.179	3.98	0.26%	1.05	3B
22	1160	50	Jun 3	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.286	.326	.612	7	.84	-0.089	1.94	-0.12%	-0.76	3B
23	1161	51	Jun 4	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.280	.319	.599	2	.50	-0.013	1.11	-0.02%	-0.22	PH 3B
24	1162	52	Jun 5	OAK		MIL	W,6-4	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.288	.327	.615	2	.98	0.067	2.18	0.09%	0.37	PH 3B
25	1163	53	Jun 6	OAK		MIL	W,9-8	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.283	.320	.603	2	.49	-0.014	1.15	-0.02%	-0.22	PR 3B
26	1164	54	Jun 7	OAK		BOS	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.298	.321	.619	7	1.04	0.008	2.56	0.01%	0.16	3B
27	1165	56 (1)	Jun 9	OAK		BOS	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.311	.368	.680	7	.26	0.042	.59	0.06%	1.62	3B
28	1166	57	Jun 10	OAK		DET	W,12-6	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.379	.702	6	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.38	PH 3B
29	1167	58	Jun 11	OAK		DET	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.308	.361	.668	8	.89	-0.066	2.19	-0.10%	-0.52	3B
30	1168	59	Jun 12	OAK		DET	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.309	.359	.668	8	.80	-0.022	1.88	-0.03%	-0.23	3B
31	1169	60	Jun 15 (1)	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.304	.354	.658	6	1.48	-0.037	3.61	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
32	1170	61	Jun 15 (2)	OAK	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.315	.368	.683	7	.84	0.206	1.96	0.29%	1.88	3B
33	1171	62	Jun 16	OAK	@	MIL	L,7-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.315	.368	.683	1						3B
34	1172	63	Jun 17	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.254	.303	.352	.655	8	1.08	-0.114	2.45	-0.15%	-1.10	3B
35	1173	64	Jun 18	OAK	@	DET	L,0-2	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.316	.347	.664	7	.99	0.031	2.12	0.04%	0.27	3B
36	1174	65	Jun 19	OAK	@	DET	W,5-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.325	.356	.681	2	.51	0.018	1.07	0.02%	0.26	PH 3B
37	1175	66	Jun 20	OAK	@	BOS	L,7-8	2-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.253	.325	.347	.672	7	1.66	-0.105	3.63	-0.14%	-0.77	3B
38	1176	67	Jun 21	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.244	.314	.333	.647	7	1.35	-0.157	2.75	-0.19%	-1.33	3B
39	1177	68	Jun 22	OAK	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.322	.333	.656	7	.42	-0.016	.79	-0.02%	-0.09	3B
40	1178	69	Jun 23	OAK	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.309	.318	.626	7	.66	-0.069	1.07	-0.07%	-1.25	3B
41	1179	70	Jun 25	OAK		TEX	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.316	.326	.642	7	.55	-0.024	1.10	-0.03%	-0.16	3B
42	1180	72 (1)	Jun 27	OAK		TEX	L,6-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.316	.326	.642	8						3B
43	1181	73	Jun 28	OAK		KCR	L,0-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.313	.322	.635	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	LF
44	1182	74	Jun 29	OAK		KCR	W,6-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.314	.315	.629	8	.87	-0.069	1.09	-0.05%	-0.72	3B
45	1183	75	Jun 30	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.302	.302	.604	8	.94	-0.083	1.35	-0.07%	-1.05	3B
Jul		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
46	1184	76	Jul 1	OAK		KCR	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.303	.313	.616	8	1.35	-0.027	2.11	-0.03%	-0.43	3B
47	1185	77	Jul 2	OAK	@	TEX	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.292	.301	.593	8	1.07	-0.116	1.86	-0.12%	-0.91	3B 1B
48	1186	78	Jul 3	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.282	.290	.572	7	.86	-0.131	1.34	-0.12%	-1.57	3B
49	1187	79	Jul 4	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-5	7-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.288	.290	.578	9	3.02	0.080	5.34	0.09%	0.39	3B
50	1188	82 (2)	Jul 7	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.209	.287	.282	.569	7	.72	0.002	1.27	0.00%	-0.09	3B
51	1189	83	Jul 11	OAK		BAL	W,8-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.287	.282	.569	6						LF
52	1190	85 (1)	Jul 13	OAK		BAL	L,0-2	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.293	.282	.575	6	.59	0.022	.98	0.02%	0.12	PH 3B
53	1191	86	Jul 14	OAK		BAL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.296	.286	.582	7	.98	0.005	1.40	0.01%	0.03	3B
54	1192	87	Jul 15	OAK		CLE	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.302	.281	.583	7	.71	0.029	1.14	0.03%	0.14	3B
55	1193	89 (1)	Jul 17	OAK		CLE	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.302	.281	.583	9						SS
56	1194	91 (1)	Jul 19	OAK		NYY	L,0-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.303	.276	.579	7	.92	-0.020	1.45	-0.02%	-0.17	3B SS
57	1195	92	Jul 20	OAK		NYY	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.304	.271	.575	9	.87	0.026	1.15	0.02%	0.19	SS
58	1196	94 (1)	Jul 23	OAK	@	CLE	W,10-7	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.312	.281	.593	8	1.17	0.060	1.28	0.04%	0.52	3B
59	1197	95	Jul 24	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.312	.281	.593	7						3B
60	1198	96	Jul 25	OAK	@	CLE	L,7-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.307	.276	.584	8	1.38	-0.068	2.26	-0.07%	-0.60	3B
61	1199	97	Jul 26	OAK	@	BAL	W,12-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.307	.276	.584	7						3B
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
62	1200	137 (39)	Sep 7	OAK	@	DET	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.305	.274	.579	7	.67	-0.017	.10	0.00%	-0.24	3B
63	1201	138	Sep 8	OAK	@	DET	W,7-4	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.310	.274	.584	7	.30	0.011	.04	0.00%	0.39	3B
64	1202	139	Sep 9	OAK		CHW	L,1-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.310	.274	.584	8						LF
65	1203	140	Sep 10	OAK		CHW	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.310	.276	.586	8	.99	-0.041	.04	0.00%	-0.20	3B
66	1204	141	Sep 11	OAK		CHW	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.310	.276	.586	1	2.63	0.019	.01	0.00%	-0.17	PH
67	1205	147 (5)	Sep 20	OAK		TOR	W,6-5	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.308	.273	.582	7	1.74	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.15	3B
68	1206	153 (5)	Sep 26	OAK		TEX	W,10-0	8-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.313	.287	.600	6	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.24	3B
69	1207	154	Sep 27	OAK		TEX	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.307	.280	.587	7	.63	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.34	3B
70	1208	155	Sep 28	OAK		TEX	L,3-6	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.307	.280	.587	2						3B
71	1209	157 (1)	Sep 30	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.305	.278	.583	6	.92	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.44	3B
72	1210	159 (1)	Oct 2	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-16	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.305	.278	.583	5						3B P
73	1211	161 (1)	Oct 5	OAK	@	TEX	W,12-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.303	.276	.579	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	3B
74	1212	162	Oct 6	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.303	.276	.579	7						3B
							36-38		157	134	11	28	7	1	0	9	18	0	27	0	5	0	3	4	0	0	.209	.303	.276	.579		.89	-0.926	1.60	-0.84%	-7.91

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