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	8-10 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	12 (4-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
S Bowens	2
D Johnson	1
B Powell	1
C Blefary	1

Most Driven In By
D Johnson	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	447	1	Apr 12	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	2.84	0.115	6.73	0.16%	0.38	PH
2	448	5 (3)	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	.500	1.000	1.500	9	4.92	0.050	12.21	0.08%	-0.12	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
3	449	14 (8)	May 3	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	.667	1.000	1.667	9	.45	0.023	1.79	0.06%	0.24	PH
4	450	15	May 4	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.12	-0.052	8.17	-0.12%	-0.21	PH
5	451	20 (4)	May 10	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	7	3.46	0.045	14.61	0.12%	0.32	PH
6	452	21	May 11	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	9						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
7	453	133 (111)	Sep 1	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.27	-0.007	.02	0.00%	-0.09	PH
8	454	134	Sep 2	BAL	@	CHW	L,8-9	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	9	1.89	0.078	.28	0.01%	0.23	PH
9	455	136 (1)	Sep 4	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-5	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.625	1.000	1.625	7	2.68	0.283	.64	0.04%	1.27	PH
10	456	138 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,7-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.833	1.389	9	.26	-0.007	.03	0.00%	-0.29	PH
11	457	140 (1)	Sep 7	BAL		NYY	W,3-2	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.833	1.433	9	1.77	0.065	.06	0.00%	0.37	PH
12	458	143 (2)	Sep 11	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-11	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.636	.833	1.470	3	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
13	459	144	Sep 12	BAL		CAL	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.583	.714	1.298	8	2.42	-0.059	.04	0.00%	-0.21	PH
14	460	146 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	BAL		CAL	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.615	.750	1.365	8	4.84	0.372	.07	0.00%	0.94	PH
15	461	147	Sep 16	BAL		CHW	L,0-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.571	.667	1.238	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
16	462	149 (1)	Sep 18	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.800	1.400	9	1.45	0.099	.04	0.00%	0.61	PH
17	463	152 (2)	Sep 21	BAL	@	KCA	W,10-8	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.545	.625	.909	1.534	8	2.16	0.141	.00	0.00%	1.30	PH
18	464	156 (3)	Sep 25	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.588	.833	1.422	9	.68	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
							8-10		17	12	1	6	2	1	0	5	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.588	.833	1.422		1.90	1.125	2.63	0.34%	4.83

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