Vern Law
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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 - 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 streat from BYU where his son is the head coach at, and is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). During his playing career, Law earned the nickname "Deacon" for his clean Mormon lifestyle.
Vern Law has been credited with saying, "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards."
[edit] External link
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Purchase Vern Law Autographs
| Preceded by Don Drysdale |
Major League Player of the Month August 1959 (with Willie McCovey) |
Succeeded by Eddie Mathews |
| Preceded by Early Wynn |
Cy Young Award 1960 |
Succeeded by Whitey Ford |
| Preceded by Joe Torre |
Major League Player of the Month June 1965 (with Willie Stargell) |
Succeeded by Pete Rose |
| 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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