Vance Law
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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.
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Career
In an eleven-season career, Law posted a .256 batting average with 71 home runs and 442 RBI in 1212 games played. He was a key member of both the 1983 American League West Champion Chicago White Sox and the 1989 National League East Champion Chicago Cubs.
Best season
Highlights
- 1988 All-Star Game
- Set 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.
Postseason Appearances
Sources
| 1983 American League West Champion Chicago White Sox Starting Lineup: 1. Rudy Law CF | 2. Julio Cruz 2B | 3. Harold Baines RF | 4. Greg Luzinski DH | 5. Greg Walker/Mike Squires 1B | 6. Ron Kittle/Tom Paciorek LF | 7. Carlton Fisk C | 8. Vance Law 3B | 9. Scott Fletcher/Jerry Dybzinski Starting Pitchers: La Marr Hoyt | Richard Dotson | Floyd Bannister | Britt Burns | Jerry Koosman |
| 1989 National League East Champion Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup: 1. Jerome Walton CF | 2. Ryne Sandberg 2B | 3. Andre Dawson RF | 4. Mark Grace 1B | 5. Dwight Smith/Lloyd McClendon LF | 6. Luis Salazar/Vance Law 3B | 7. Shawon Dunston SS | 8. Joe Girardi/Damon Berryhill/Rick Wrona C Starting Pitchers: Greg Maddux | Mike Bielecki | Rick Sutcliffe | Scott Sanderson | Paul Kilgus |
