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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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 20	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-6	GF	27	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
2	6	Apr 23	MLN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	7	Apr 24	MLN	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	8	Apr 25	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
5	9	Apr 26	MLN	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	10	Apr 28	MLN		SFG	W,1-0	CG	27	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
7	11	Apr 29	MLN		SFG	L,3-7	GS	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
8	12	Apr 30	MLN		SFG	L,4-14	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	13	May 2	MLN		LAD	L,9-11	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	14	May 3	MLN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
11	15	May 4	MLN		LAD	W,10-6	CG	43	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
12	16	May 5	MLN		CIN	L,5-6	CG	53	12.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
13	17	May 7 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
14	18	May 7 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
15	19	May 9	MLN		CHC	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	20	May 10	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	21	May 12	MLN	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
18	22	May 13	MLN	@	SFG	L,5-8	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
19	23	May 14	MLN	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	45	8.1	3	2	1	6	0	C
20	24	May 15	MLN	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	25	May 16	MLN	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
22	26	May 17	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	45	10.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
23	27	May 19	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
24	28	May 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	38 (9)	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-11	GS	26	6.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Milwaukee Braves to Baltimore Orioles
26	131	Aug 26	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
27	132	Aug 27	BAL	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	C
28	133	Aug 28	BAL	@	LAA	W,8-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
29	134	Aug 29 (1)	BAL	@	LAA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
30	135	Aug 29 (2)	BAL	@	LAA	L,5-6	GF	11	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	137 (1)	Sep 1	BAL		CLE	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	C
32	139 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	140	Sep 3	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	38	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
34	141	Sep 4 (1)	BAL		DET	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
35	144 (2)	Sep 7	BAL		WSA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
36	146 (1)	Sep 8 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
37	148 (1)	Sep 10	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	149	Sep 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
39	156 (6)	Sep 21	BAL		NYY	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
40	158 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,7-8	GS	21	4.0	1	2	0	3	1	C
41	159	Sep 24 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-3	GF	4	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	C
42	161 (1)	Sep 27	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
							42gm		336.2	204	13	5	222	4