Vance Law
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Vance Law | ||
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Infielder | ||
Born: October 1, 1956 | ||
Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | ||
June 1, 1980 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Final game | ||
October 6, 1991 for the Oakland Athletics |
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Career statistics | ||
Batting average | .256 | |
Home Runs | 71 | |
RBI | 442 | |
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Career highlights and awards | ||
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Vance Aaron Law (born October 1, 1956 in Boise, Idaho ) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1980 through 1991, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1980-81), Chicago White Sox (1982-84), Montreal Expos (1985-87), Chicago Cubs (1988-89) Chunichi Dragons in 1990 and Oakland Athletics (1991). Law batted and threw right-handed. He is the son of Cy Young Award winner Vern Law. Currently, he is the head baseball coach at Brigham Young University.
[edit] Pro career
Law's best season in the Major League's was in 1988 when he hit for a .293 batting average, with 163 hits, and 78 RBIs. He was selected to the 1988 All-Star Game.
Law holds an American League record for the longest errorless game by a third baseman when he played all 25 innings of the longest game in AL history (May 8 and 9, 1984, against the Milwaukee Brewers.
[edit] See also
- List of second generation MLB players
- Montreal Expos all-time roster
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster