Charley Lau

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: April 12, 1933 in Romulus, MI us

Died: March 18, 1984 in Key Colony Beach, FL

Buried: Moreland Memorial Park, Parkville, MD

High School: Romulus HS (Romulus, MI)

Debut: September 12, 1956 (Age 23-153d, 11,387th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1967 (Age 34-170d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Charles Richard Lau

Pronunciation: \LOW (rhymes with now)\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

1170

298

.255

105

RBI

140

OBP

.318

SLG

.365

OPS

.683

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-18 / in Starts: 12-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 82 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	56 (28-18-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 82 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (26-15-8)

Most Driven In
C Maxwell	3
A Kaline	2
G Harris	1
B Martin	0

Most Driven In By
P Foytack	2
J Bunning	1
C Veal	1
B Taylor	1
B Martin	0
H Kuenn	0

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	4	16 (15)	May 2	DET	@	BOS	L,0-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
2	5	17	May 4 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	4.78	-0.283	12.52	-0.44%	-1.13	C
3	6	20 (2)	May 7 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-11	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.750	1.150	8	1.07	-0.104	2.73	-0.16%	1.16	C
4	7	27 (6)	May 15	DET		CLE	L,5-8	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	8	.80	-0.006	2.12	-0.01%	-0.11	C
5	8	30 (2)	May 18	DET	@	KCA	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.857	1.232	9	.42	0.025	.77	0.03%	0.25	PH
6	9	32 (1)	May 21	DET		BAL	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.600	.933	8	.92	-0.034	1.13	-0.03%	-0.85	C
7	10	41 (8)	May 30 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.600	.933	8						C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	11	43 (1)	Jun 3	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.545	.853	9	.88	-0.021	.79	-0.01%	-0.14	PH C
9	12	48 (4)	Jun 8	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	8	2.80	-0.070	2.24	-0.03%	-0.22	C
10	13	54 (5)	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.400	.678	8	.98	-0.067	1.26	-0.05%	-0.57	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	14	95 (40)	Jul 28	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.318	.389	.707	7	1.66	-0.128	.02	0.00%	-0.49	C
12	15	96	Jul 29	DET		BOS	L,8-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.292	.350	.642	7	1.07	-0.050	.01	0.00%	-0.46	C
13	16	97	Jul 30	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.259	.304	.564	7	.90	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
14	17	98	Jul 31	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.323	.292	.614	7	1.09	0.039	.02	0.00%	0.62	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	18	101 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	DET		BAL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.294	.259	.553	7	.82	-0.062	.01	0.00%	-0.83	C
16	19	106 (4)	Aug 10 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.297	.267	.564	7	1.45	0.047	.02	0.00%	0.74	C
17	20	108 (1)	Aug 11	DET		KCA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.147	.293	.265	.557	7	1.30	0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.73	C
18	21	109	Aug 12	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.267	.237	.504	7	1.53	-0.091	.01	0.00%	-0.84	C
19	22	110	Aug 13 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.265	.238	.503	7	1.01	0.094	.01	0.00%	0.44	C
20	23	112 (1)	Aug 14	DET	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.241	.213	.454	7	1.51	-0.184	.03	0.00%	-1.15	C
21	24	114 (1)	Aug 16	DET	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.259	.240	.499	8	1.65	0.291	.01	0.00%	1.95	C
22	25	116 (1)	Aug 19	DET	@	WSH	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.254	.235	.490	9	.88	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
23	26	121 (4)	Aug 24 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.259	.545	8	.74	0.022	.00	0.00%	1.43	C
24	27	123 (1)	Aug 27 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.281	.255	.536	8	.80	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
25	28	125 (1)	Aug 29	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.277	.250	.527	2	.70	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	29	128 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.275	.250	.525	8	.33	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.26	C
27	30	146 (17)	Sep 20 (1)	DET		CLE	L,1-2	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.271	.246	.517	8	1.15	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
28	31	147	Sep 20 (2)	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.297	.242	.539	8	.75	0.121	.00	0.00%	1.42	C
29	32	148	Sep 21	DET		CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.295	.231	.526	8	1.83	-0.134	.00	0.00%	-1.14	C
30	33	149	Sep 23	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.147	.293	.221	.513	7	1.37	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.81	C
							12-18		82	68	8	10	1	2	0	6	12	2	15	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	.147	.293	.221	.513		1.19	-0.685	.48	-0.71%	-1.56

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