Vance Law
[edit] Biography
Vance Law (Vance Aaron Law) was born on October 1, 1956 in Boise, Idaho. He made his Major League debut on June 1, 1980 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1982, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 5 home runs and 54 RBI. Law played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Vance Law's best season was 1988, when he hit for a .293 average and knocked in 78 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 25
| 74
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .230
| .260
| .311
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 30
| 67
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .134
| .157
| .164
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 114
| 359
| 40
| 101
| 5
| 54
| .281
| .327
| .384
| 20
| 1
| 26
| 46
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 10
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 145
| 408
| 55
| 99
| 4
| 42
| .243
| .325
| .348
| 21
| 5
| 51
| 56
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 7
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 151
| 481
| 60
| 121
| 17
| 59
| .252
| .309
| .403
| 18
| 2
| 41
| 75
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 13
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| 147
| 519
| 75
| 138
| 10
| 52
| .266
| .369
| .405
| 30
| 6
| 86
| 96
| 2
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 11
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 112
| 360
| 37
| 81
| 5
| 44
| .225
| .298
| .325
| 17
| 2
| 37
| 66
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 9
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 133
| 436
| 52
| 119
| 12
| 56
| .273
| .347
| .422
| 27
| 1
| 51
| 62
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 8
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| 151
| 556
| 73
| 163
| 11
| 78
| .293
| .358
| .412
| 29
| 2
| 55
| 79
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 15
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 130
| 408
| 38
| 96
| 7
| 42
| .235
| .296
| .355
| 22
| 3
| 38
| 73
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 11
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 74
| 134
| 11
| 28
| 0
| 9
| .209
| .303
| .276
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 27
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 728
| 2420
| 287
| 623
| 45
| 278
| .257
| .331
| .380
| 127
| 17
| 272
| 398
| 6
| 19
| 23
| 10
| 58
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 484
| 1382
| 166
| 349
| 26
| 164
| .253
| .318
| .370
| 66
| 9
| 136
| 204
| 3
| 24
| 11
| 4
| 34
|
| Total
|
|
| 1212
| 3802
| 453
| 972
| 71
| 442
| .256
| .326
| .376
| 193
| 26
| 408
| 602
| 9
| 43
| 34
| 14
| 92
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 10
| 91.2
| 23
| 30
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 8
| 7
| 62.1
| 8
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 19
| 13
| 123.1
| 40
| 45
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 7
| 4
| 46
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 5.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 87
| 77
| 652.2
| 126
| 239
| 18
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 40
| 19
| 210.1
| 19
| 55
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 4
| 45
| 11
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 140
| 134
| 1140.2
| 91
| 309
| 14
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 139
| 118
| 1063.2
| 79
| 199
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 6
| 3
| 28
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 21
| 16
| 134
| 29
| 42
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 10.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 6
| 3
| 28
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 21
| 15
| 129.1
| 136
| 12
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 6
| 68
| 8
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 126
| 119
| 1051.1
| 276
| 367
| 10
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 1
| 26.2
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 94
| 87
| 755.1
| 170
| 284
| 3
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 7
| 85.1
| 94
| 9
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 10
| 101
| 89
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 106
| 97
| 823
| 158
| 276
| 9
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 11
| 117
| 11
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 150
| 149
| 1339
| 111
| 272
| 19
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 119
| 115
| 952.1
| 76
| 168
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 67
| 36
| 369.2
| 36
| 62
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 60
| 32
| 316.2
| 321
| 30
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 7
| 3
| 29
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 15
| 3
| 39.2
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 110
| 89
| 784.1
| 143
| 284
| 19
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 388
| 346
| 3025.2
| 710
| 1065
| 29
| 208
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 704
| 589
| 5293.2
| 442
| 1115
| 71
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.25
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.40
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.68
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.38
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 39th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Ernie Camacho to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge (March 21, 1982).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Montreal Expos in exchange for Bob James (December 7, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 19, 1987).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 14, 1987).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (January 2, 1990).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 7, 1991).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (October 11, 1991).
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