| Vern Law | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 12, 1930 Meridian, Idaho |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 11, 1950 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 20, 1967 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win–Loss record | 162–147 |
| Earned run average | 3.77 |
| Strikeouts | 1,092 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Vernon Sanders Law (born March 12, 1930 in Meridian, Idaho) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for 16 seasons (1950-1951 and 1954-1967) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Law was a member of the National League All Star Team in 1960. He won the Cy Young Award, and led the National League in complete games that year.
His son Vance Law also played in the Major Leagues, primarily as a utility infielder.
Law currently lives in Provo, Utah. He is the pitching coach for Provo High School (PHS) varsity baseball team (PHS is located across the street from BYU where his son is the head coach), and is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). During his playing career, Law was tagged with the nickname "Deacon" by Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince because he is a member of the ordained priesthood of the LDS Church.
Vern Law has been credited with saying, "A winner never quits and a quitter never wins." and "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards."[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ Nathan, David H. (2000). The McFarland Baseball Quotations Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786408887.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Don Drysdale Joe Torre |
Major League Player of the Month August 1959 (with Willie McCovey) June 1965 (with Willie Stargell) |
Succeeded by Eddie Mathews Pete Rose |
| Preceded by Early Wynn |
Cy Young Award 1960 |
Succeeded by Whitey Ford |
| Preceded by Ken Boyer |
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1965 |
Succeeded by Brooks Robinson |
| Preceded by none |
NL Comeback Player of the Year 1965 |
Succeeded by Phil Regan |
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