Vern Law
| Vern Law | |
|---|---|
Law at PNC Park in 2010 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 12, 1930 Meridian, Idaho, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 11, 1950, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 20, 1967, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 162–147 |
| Earned run average | 3.77 |
| Strikeouts | 1,092 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Vernon Sanders Law (born March 12, 1930) is an American former baseball pitcher who played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played in 1950–51 and 1954–67. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg). Law signed for the Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1948 and made his major-league debut in 1950. In 1960, he won both the Cy Young Award (the first Pittsburgh pitcher to do so) and a World Series ring as a member of the Pirates. He is currently the oldest living Cy Young Award winner. In 1965, he won the Lou Gehrig Award and the Associated Press's National League Comeback Player of the Year Award. A control pitcher, he finished among the top three National League pitchers in bases on ball per nine innings pitched in multiple seasons. Law was inducted into the Pirates Hall of Fame in August 2025. At the time, he was the 11th oldest living Major League player.