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	24-21 / in Starts: 20-17
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	22 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 151 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	87 (49-27-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 151 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	94 (49-29-15)

Most Driven In
Self	1
W Covington	1
A Spangler	1
R Hansen	1
R McMillan	1
H Aaron	1
M Roach	1
J Gentile	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
J Adair	1
D Hall	1
F Bolling	1
E Mathews	1
D Nottebart	0

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	57	5 (4)	Apr 20	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-6	6-GF(11)	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	2	2.53	0.226	5.49	0.29%	0.83	C
2	58	6	Apr 23	MLN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	7	.83	-0.013	1.97	-0.02%	-0.47	C
3	59	7	Apr 24	MLN	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.273	.143	.416	7	1.20	-0.050	3.12	-0.08%	-0.26	C
4	60	8	Apr 25	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.100	.267	.100	.367	8	1.31	0.009	3.05	0.01%	0.32	C
5	61	9	Apr 26	MLN	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.300	.267	.567	7	.39	-0.001	1.05	0.00%	1.65	C
6	62	10	Apr 28	MLN		SFG	W,1-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.333	.235	.569	7	.98	-0.031	2.97	-0.06%	-0.30	C
7	63	11	Apr 29	MLN		SFG	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.333	.250	.583	8	.22	0.004	.71	0.01%	0.40	C
8	64	12	Apr 30	MLN		SFG	L,4-14	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.333	.261	.594	7	.32	0.014	.89	0.02%	0.06	C
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
9	65	13	May 2	MLN		LAD	L,9-11	CG	5	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.371	.370	.742	8	.96	0.121	2.41	0.18%	0.95	C
10	66	14	May 3	MLN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.385	.387	.772	8	.64	0.041	1.50	0.06%	0.69	C
11	67	15	May 4	MLN		LAD	W,10-6	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.372	.371	.744	8	2.28	-0.086	5.96	-0.13%	-0.06	C
12	68	16	May 5	MLN		CIN	L,5-6	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.362	.359	.721	8	1.48	-0.073	3.88	-0.12%	-0.51	C
13	69	17	May 7 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.353	.349	.702	8	.97	-0.057	2.39	-0.09%	0.41	C
14	70	18	May 7 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.345	.326	.672	8	1.07	-0.031	2.71	-0.05%	-0.39	C
15	71	19	May 9	MLN		CHC	W,8-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.356	.360	.716	8	.80	0.130	1.43	0.14%	0.38	C
16	72	20	May 10	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.349	.340	.689	8	2.36	-0.092	4.76	-0.11%	-0.43	C
17	73	21	May 12	MLN	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.343	.321	.665	8	.60	-0.041	1.47	-0.06%	-0.56	C
18	74	22	May 13	MLN	@	SFG	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.338	.333	.671	8	.38	0.002	.98	0.00%	-0.14	C
19	75	23	May 14	MLN	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.317	.651	8	1.18	-0.075	2.92	-0.11%	-0.48	C
20	76	24	May 15	MLN	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.329	.303	.632	8	.79	0.005	1.72	0.01%	-0.18	C
21	77	25	May 16	MLN	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.229	.325	.300	.625	8	.44	-0.064	1.00	-0.09%	-1.19	C
22	78	26	May 17	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.333	.301	.635	8	1.78	-0.051	4.47	-0.08%	-0.18	C
23	79	27	May 19	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.333	.293	.627	8	1.23	-0.076	2.57	-0.10%	-0.56	C
24	80	28	May 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.218	.330	.282	.612	8	.50	-0.019	1.05	-0.02%	-0.51	C
25	81	33 (4)	May 24	MLN		PHI	L,1-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.326	.278	.605	9	.39	-0.009	.70	-0.01%	-0.46	PH
26	82	38 (4)	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.320	.272	.591	7	.62	-0.032	1.15	-0.04%	-0.47	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
27	83	47 (8)	Jun 8	MLN	@	CIN	L,8-10	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.316	.268	.585	9	.84	-0.021	1.42	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
28	84	48	Jun 9	MLN	@	CHC	L,10-11	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.323	.268	.592	9	1.29	0.045	1.80	0.04%	0.34	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
				Player went from Milwaukee Braves to Baltimore Orioles
29	85	131	Aug 26	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.324	.271	.594	6	.45	0.032	.05	0.00%	0.54	C
30	86	132	Aug 27	BAL	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.311	.258	.570	6	.61	-0.066	.09	-0.01%	-0.98	C
31	87	133	Aug 28	BAL	@	LAA	W,8-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.202	.311	.258	.570	6						C
32	88	134	Aug 29 (1)	BAL	@	LAA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.300	.247	.547	7	1.52	-0.178	.17	-0.01%	-1.16	C
33	89	135	Aug 29 (2)	BAL	@	LAA	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.297	.245	.542	7	1.90	-0.049	.08	0.00%	-0.18	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
34	90	137 (1)	Sep 1	BAL		CLE	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.298	.247	.546	7	1.10	0.002	.10	0.00%	0.07	C
35	91	139 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.299	.250	.549	7	.79	-0.009	.05	0.00%	-0.08	C
36	92	140	Sep 3	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.298	.250	.548	7	1.33	-0.114	.02	0.00%	-0.63	C
37	93	141	Sep 4 (1)	BAL		DET	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.304	.287	.591	7	.75	0.261	.01	0.00%	2.49	C
38	94	144 (2)	Sep 7	BAL		WSA	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.302	.286	.588	6	.50	-0.033	.02	0.00%	-0.51	C
39	95	146 (1)	Sep 8 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216	.301	.284	.585	6	1.18	0.023	.04	0.00%	-0.50	C
40	96	148 (1)	Sep 10	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.299	.277	.577	6	.56	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.92	C
41	97	149	Sep 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.293	.270	.563	6	.67	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.55	C
42	98	156 (6)	Sep 21	BAL		NYY	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.291	.268	.559	6	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.16	C
43	99	158 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,7-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.287	.264	.551	6	.54	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
44	100	159	Sep 24 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.287	.264	.551	8						C
45	101	161 (1)	Sep 27	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.279	.256	.535	8	.58	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.77	C
							24-21		151	129	6	25	5	0	1	9	15	4	14	1	4	2	3	2	1	1	.194	.279	.256	.535		.97	-0.551	1.70	-0.42%	-5.11

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