1956
Born October 1, 1956
Boise, ID, USA
Vance Law Notable
b. October 1, 1956 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1980–1981, Chicago White Sox 1982–1984, Montreal Expos 1985–1987, Chicago Cubs 1988–1989, Oakland Athletics 1991
Vance Law played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1991.
Across 1,212 games he batted .256, with 972 hits and 453 runs. He finished with 71 home runs, 193 doubles and 34 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 3.38 earned run average, pitching 8 innings in 7 games. He struck out 2.
He played 700 games at third base, with 1,115 assists and 71 errors. He turned 102 double plays. He also played 391 games at second base and 109 games at shortstop.
He was an All-Star in 1988.
He was born in Boise, ID, USA on October 1, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1988 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PIT | 25 | 74 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .230 |
| 1981 | PIT | 30 | 67 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .134 |
| 1982 | CHW | 114 | 359 | 40 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 46 | 4 | .281 |
| 1983 | CHW | 145 | 408 | 55 | 99 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 51 | 56 | 3 | .243 |
| 1984 | CHW | 151 | 481 | 60 | 121 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 59 | 41 | 75 | 4 | .252 |
| 1985 | MON | 147 | 519 | 75 | 138 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 86 | 96 | 6 | .266 |
| 1986 | MON | 112 | 360 | 37 | 81 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 37 | 66 | 3 | .225 |
| 1987 | MON | 133 | 436 | 52 | 119 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 51 | 62 | 8 | .273 |
| 1988 | CHC | 151 | 556 | 73 | 163 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 78 | 55 | 79 | 1 | .293 |
| 1989 | CHC | 130 | 408 | 38 | 96 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 38 | 73 | 2 | .235 |
| 1991 | OAK | 74 | 134 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 0 | .209 |
| Career | — | 1212 | 3802 | 453 | 972 | 193 | 26 | 71 | 442 | 408 | 602 | 34 | .256 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MON | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| 1987 | MON | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 |
| 1991 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.38 |
On this day & linked events
1980
Major-league debut: Vance Law
Vance Law made a major-league debut on June 1, 1980.
1991
Final major-league game: Vance Law
Vance Law played a final major-league game on October 6, 1991.
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