My MacBook Pro shuts down after battery charge runs out.

The laptop does not go to sleep and the  clock resets to December 31, 1980.

Time for a new battery. 
Does zapping the PRAM correct the problem? 
Since you using SL, I am assuming your model MBP can be calibrated.  When was the last time you calibrated the battery? 

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