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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	18 (17)	Apr 30	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	26 (7)	May 8	BAL		BOS	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
3	39 (12)	May 22	BAL		DET	W,2-1	GS	29	6.0	5	2	1	8	1	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	57 (17)	Jun 11	BAL		CLE	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
5	58	Jun 12	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	9.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
6	61 (2)	Jun 16 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
7	64 (2)	Jun 18	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	65	Jun 19 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	34	8.2	5	1	1	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to Kansas City Athletics
9	76	Jul 2	KCA	@	WSA	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
10	77	Jul 4 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	82 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
12	85 (2)	Jul 13 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
13	86	Jul 14 (1)	KCA		NYY	L,6-11	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
14	89 (2)	Jul 16	KCA		BOS	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	90	Jul 17	KCA		BOS	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	91	Jul 18	KCA		BOS	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
17	94 (2)	Jul 21	KCA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
18	96 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
19	98 (1)	Jul 25	KCA	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
20	100 (1)	Jul 27	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	9	1	0	10	0	C
21	101	Jul 28 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	102	Jul 28 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,7-12	GS	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
23	104 (1)	Jul 30	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
24	105	Jul 31	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106	Aug 2	KCA		MIN	L,3-10	CG	51	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
26	108 (1)	Aug 4	KCA		MIN	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	109	Aug 6	KCA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	120 (10)	Aug 18	KCA		BAL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
29	122 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	KCA		WSA	W,7-5	CG	55	14.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
30	125 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,2-17	CG	46	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
31	127 (1)	Aug 24	KCA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	48	12.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
32	128	Aug 25 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	C
33	129	Aug 25 (2)	KCA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
34	130	Aug 27	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
35	131	Aug 28	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
36	133 (1)	Aug 31	KCA		LAA	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	134	Sep 1	KCA		LAA	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
38	135	Sep 2 (1)	KCA	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
39	136	Sep 2 (2)	KCA	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
40	137	Sep 3	KCA	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
41	138	Sep 4 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
42	139	Sep 4 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
43	142 (2)	Sep 7	KCA	@	LAA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
44	143	Sep 8	KCA	@	LAA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
45	144	Sep 9	KCA		NYY	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
46	145	Sep 10	KCA		NYY	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
47	147 (1)	Sep 12	KCA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
48	148	Sep 13	KCA		BOS	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	149	Sep 14	KCA		BOS	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
50	150	Sep 15	KCA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
51	151	Sep 17	KCA	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
52	153 (1)	Sep 20 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-5	GF	6	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
53	154	Sep 20 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	155	Sep 21	KCA	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
55	157 (1)	Sep 24	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
56	158	Sep 25	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
57	160 (1)	Sep 27	KCA		CLE	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
58	162 (1)	Sep 29	KCA		CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	C
							58gm		493.2	306	20	7	333	3