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	9-12 / in Starts: 7-6
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	39 (22-12-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (19-11-6)

Most Driven In
F Torre	1
H Aaron	1

Most Driven In By
C Willey	1
J Pizarro	1
B Bruton	1
W Spahn	0

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	36	7 (6)	Apr 22	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-6	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.56	-0.019	1.88	-0.04%	-0.29	PH C
2	37	9 (1)	Apr 24	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.41	-0.011	1.19	-0.02%	-0.35	PH
3	38	11 (1)	Apr 27	MLN	@	CIN	W,8-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.27	-0.040	3.28	-0.06%	-0.58	PH
May		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
4	39	19 (7)	May 13	MLN		PIT	L,2-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.003	.48	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
5	40	22 (2)	May 15 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7	.66	0.022	2.09	0.04%	0.55	C
6	41	23	May 17	MLN		LAD	L,4-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	8	.66	-0.018	1.77	-0.03%	-0.43	C
7	42	32 (8)	May 31	MLN	@	PHI	L,7-12	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	8	1.44	0.000	3.15	0.00%	0.06	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	43	37 (4)	Jun 5 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.353	.588	8	1.89	0.144	5.20	0.24%	-0.06	C
9	44	42 (4)	Jun 10	MLN	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.333	.571	7	.83	-0.041	3.26	-0.10%	-0.11	C
10	45	48 (5)	Jun 15 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,5-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.333	.613	7	.41	0.012	1.38	0.03%	-0.07	C
11	46	54 (5)	Jun 20	MLN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.321	.597	7	.56	0.002	1.85	0.00%	-0.17	C
12	47	56 (1)	Jun 21 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.281	.546	7	1.84	-0.133	8.21	-0.36%	-0.53	C
13	48	58 (1)	Jun 23	MLN		SFG	W,8-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.286	.575	7	.88	0.022	3.83	0.06%	-0.03	C
14	49	60 (1)	Jun 25	MLN		LAD	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.289	.582	7	.92	-0.006	3.79	-0.01%	-0.44	C
15	50	64 (3)	Jun 29 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.262	.529	7	1.04	-0.065	4.46	-0.17%	-0.75	C
16	51	65	Jun 30	MLN	@	CHC	L,5-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.261	.256	.517	9	.05	-0.001	.22	0.00%	-0.22	PH
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
17	52	66	Jul 1 (1)	MLN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.191	.255	.234	.489	7	.85	-0.086	4.07	-0.25%	-0.12	C
18	53	67	Jul 1 (2)	MLN	@	STL	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.250	.229	.479	5	1.24	-0.036	5.34	-0.09%	-0.23	PH
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
19	54	121 (53)	Aug 28	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-15	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.264	.229	.493	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.37	C
20	55	125 (3)	Aug 31 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,11-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.231	.507	7	.38	0.095	.74	0.11%	0.24	C
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
21	56	138 (12)	Sep 12	MLN	@	STL	W,4-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.271	.226	.498	2	.53	-0.015	.54	-0.01%	-0.33	PH C
							9-12		61	53	4	10	2	0	0	2	6	1	10	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	.189	.271	.226	.498		.88	-0.177	3.19	-0.67%	-3.68

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