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Charlie 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, 11,394th 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+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1952	19	DET-min	D	92	295	295		98	27	5	7						.332	.332	.529	.861		156							JAM · PONY
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1955	22	DET-min	B	127	507	396	69	116	18	5	18	75	4		97	73	.293	.442	.500	.942		198		10	2	2			DHM · CARL
1956	23	DET-min	AAA	110	383	322	32	83	11	4	12	53	1		49	48	.258	.361	.429	.790		138	6	6	1	5			CHL · AA
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

1957	24	DET-min	AAA	70	241	202	23	49	14	1	8	25	1		37	33	.243	.357	.441	.797		89		0	0	2	9		CHL · AA
1958	25	DET-min	AAA	39	130	115	10	33	5	0	3	14	0		14	9	.287	.369	.409	.778		47		1	0	0	6		CHL · AA
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/H
1959	26	MLN-DET-min	AAA	121																									LOU,CHL · AA
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	/2H
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/H
1961	28	MLN-min	AAA	45	168	143	22	42	7	1	6	22	0	1	22	12	.294	.388	.483	.870		69		0	3	0			VAN · PCL
1961	28	TOT	MLB	45	151	129	6	25	5	0	1	9	1	1	15	14	.194	.279	.256	.535	48	33	2	1	4	2	4	2/H
1961	28	MLN	NL	28	102	82	3	17	5	0	0	5	1	1	14	11	.207	.323	.268	.592	65	22	1	1	3	2	3	2/H
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	2H
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	2H
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	H/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	2H
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	2H
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	2H
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	2H
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	H2
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	H
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	H
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	H
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	H
11 Yrs				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	58	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	58	47	2	1	5	2	5

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