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Charley Lau
Charles Richard Lau
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 12, 1933 in Romulus, MI
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1956
Final Game: September 29, 1967
Died: March 18, 1984 in Key Colony Beach, FL
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1956 23 DET AL 3 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1958 25 DET AL 30 82 68 8 10 1 2 0 6 0 0 12 15 .147 .293 .221 .513 40 15 2 2 0 0 2 2
1959 26 DET AL 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -10 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1960 27 MLN NL 21 61 53 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 .189 .271 .226 .498 43 12 0 0 2 0 1 2
1961 28 TOT MLB 45 151 129 6 25 5 0 1 9 1 1 15 14 .194 .279 .256 .535 47 33 2 1 4 2 4 2
1961 28 MLN NL 28 102 82 3 17 5 0 0 5 1 1 14 11 .207 .323 .268 .592 64 22 1 1 3 2 3 2
1961 28 BAL AL 17 49 47 3 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 .170 .188 .234 .422 14 11 1 0 1 0 1 2
1962 29 BAL AL 81 208 197 21 58 11 2 6 37 1 0 7 11 .294 .319 .462 .781 113 91 3 1 1 2 1 2
1963 30 TOT AL 91 257 235 19 64 13 0 3 32 1 0 15 22 .272 .313 .366 .679 87 86 9 0 5 2 3 2
1963 30 BAL AL 29 50 48 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 5 .188 .204 .229 .433 24 11 2 0 1 0 0 /2
1963 30 KCA AL 62 207 187 15 55 11 0 3 26 1 0 14 17 .294 .340 .401 .741 102 75 7 0 4 2 3 2
1964 31 TOT AL 105 308 276 27 73 22 2 3 23 0 0 27 45 .264 .330 .391 .721 99 108 6 1 2 2 6 2
1964 31 KCA AL 43 129 118 11 32 7 1 2 9 0 0 10 18 .271 .326 .398 .724 97 47 1 0 0 1 1 2
1964 31 BAL AL 62 179 158 16 41 15 1 1 14 0 0 17 27 .259 .333 .386 .719 100 61 5 1 2 1 5 2
1965 32 BAL AL 68 152 132 15 39 5 2 2 18 0 0 17 18 .295 .371 .409 .780 120 54 5 0 1 2 5 2
1966 33 BAL AL 18 17 12 1 6 2 1 0 5 0 0 4 1 .500 .588 .833 1.422 306 10 0 0 0 1 0
1967 34 TOT MLB 63 60 53 3 10 2 0 1 8 0 0 6 11 .189 .267 .283 .550 59 15 1 0 0 1 2
1967 34 BAL AL 11 11 8 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .125 .273 .250 .523 56 2 0 0 0 1 1
1967 34 ATL NL 52 49 45 3 9 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 9 .200 .265 .289 .554 60 13 1 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 527 1311 1170 105 298 63 9 16 140 3 1 109 150 .255 .318 .365 .683 89 427 28 5 15 12 24
162 Game Avg. 162 403 360 32 92 19 3 5 43 1 0 34 46 .255 .318 .365 .683 89 131 9 2 5 4 7
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
BAL (7 yrs) 286 666 602 60 162 36 6 10 87 1 0 49 67 .269 .323 .399 .721 101 240 16 2 6 7 13
ATL (3 yrs) 101 212 180 10 36 8 0 1 12 1 1 24 30 .200 .295 .261 .556 57 47 2 1 5 2 5
DET (3 yrs) 35 97 83 9 13 1 2 0 6 0 0 12 18 .157 .278 .217 .495 35 18 2 2 0 0 2
KCA (2 yrs) 105 336 305 26 87 18 1 5 35 1 0 24 35 .285 .334 .400 .734 100 122 8 0 4 3 4
AL (10 yrs) 426 1099 990 95 262 55 9 15 128 2 0 85 120 .265 .322 .384 .706 95 380 26 4 10 10 19
NL (3 yrs) 101 212 180 10 36 8 0 1 12 1 1 24 30 .200 .295 .261 .556 57 47 2 1 5 2 5

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1956 DET AL 23 C 3 3 23.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.65 5.67 .988 5.91 5.03 0 0 0 0
1958 DET AL 25 C 27 19 186.2 132 120 10 2 3 .985 1.0 6.4 1 6.27 4.81 .990 6.01 5.34 2 8 4 11 73%
1959 DET AL 26 C 2 1 11.0 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.82 6.00 .992 6.05 5.30 0 0 0 0
1960 MLN NL 27 C 16 13 123.2 105 94 11 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.64 6.56 .986 6.58 5.41 4 7 5 6 55%
1961 TOT MLB 28 C 42 37 336.2 222 204 13 5 4 .977 0.0 0.0 0 5.80 5.17 .987 6.33 5.28 2 4 15 6 29%
1961 MLN NL 28 C 25 24 217.2 125 114 7 4 2 .968 1.0 5.5 1 5.00 4.84 .986 6.39 5.17 1 2 9 5 36%
1961 BAL AL 28 C 17 13 119.0 97 90 6 1 2 .990 -1.0 -10.1 -1 7.26 5.65 .989 6.21 5.44 1 2 6 1 14%
1962 BAL AL 29 C 56 40 389.1 285 269 15 1 1 .996 -6.0 -18.5 -6 6.57 5.07 .989 6.30 5.57 11 9 30 5 14%
1963 TOT AL 30 C 58 57 493.2 333 306 20 7 3 .979 -3.0 -7.3 -3 5.94 5.62 .989 6.64 5.78 5 11 30 9 23%
1963 BAL AL 30 C 8 8 66.0 55 48 5 2 1 .964 0.0 0.0 0 7.23 6.63 .989 6.64 5.78 0 1 2 1 33%
1963 KCA AL 30 C 50 49 427.2 278 258 15 5 2 .982 -3.0 -8.4 -3 5.75 5.46 .989 6.64 5.78 5 10 28 8 22%
1964 TOT AL 31 C 82 74 611.0 451 422 25 4 2 .991 -4.0 -7.9 -4 6.58 5.45 .990 7.07 6.07 6 20 37 8 18%
1964 KCA AL 31 C 35 32 262.1 193 179 12 2 0 .990 -2.0 -9.1 -2 6.55 5.46 .990 7.07 6.07 1 10 21 4 16%
1964 BAL AL 31 C 47 42 348.2 258 243 13 2 2 .992 -2.0 -6.9 -2 6.61 5.45 .990 7.07 6.07 5 10 16 4 20%
1965 BAL AL 32 C 35 32 262.0 176 165 9 2 1 .989 2.0 9.2 2 5.98 4.97 .988 6.96 5.67 1 5 8 4 33%
9 Seasons C 321 276 2437.0 1733 1608 104 21 17 .988 -10.0 -4.9 -10 6.32 5.33 .989 6.62 5.67 31 64 129 49 28%
11 Seasons TOT 321 276 2437.0 1733 1608 104 21 17 .988 -10.0 -4.9 -10 6.32 5.33 .977 6.62 5.67 31 64 129 49 28%

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Transactions

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

May 28, 1959: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Al Paschal (minors) to the Milwaukee Braves for Earl Hersh and Joe Lonnett. Joe Lonnett refused to report to his new team. Al Paschal (minors), Earl Hersh and Charley Lau returned to original teams on May 28, 1959.

May 28, 1959: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Al Paschal (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for Earl Hersh. Joe Lonnett refused to report to his new team. Al Paschal (minors), Earl Hersh and Charley Lau returned to original teams on May 28, 1959.

October 15, 1959: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Don Lee to the Milwaukee Braves for Don Kaiser, Mike Roarke and Casey Wise.

August 21, 1961: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Milwaukee Braves.

July 1, 1963: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Baltimore Orioles.

June 15, 1964: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Wes Stock.

May 31, 1967: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Baltimore Orioles.

November 27, 1967: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

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