Charlie Lau
Charles Richard Lau
Born: April 12, 1933
Romulus, MI USA
Deceased: 1984
Key Colony Beach, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1956-1967
Minor League Statistics
Charlie Lau compiled a career batting average of .255 with 16 home runs and 140 RBI in his 527-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 82 | 68 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | .147 | .293 | .221 | .513 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 21 | 61 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .189 | .271 | .226 | .498 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 28 | 102 | 82 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | .207 | .323 | .268 | .592 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 17 | 49 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .170 | .188 | .234 | .422 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 81 | 208 | 197 | 21 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .294 | .319 | .462 | .781 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 29 | 50 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .204 | .229 | .433 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 62 | 207 | 187 | 15 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 17 | .294 | .340 | .401 | .741 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 1964 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 43 | 129 | 118 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | .271 | .326 | .398 | .724 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 62 | 179 | 158 | 16 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | .259 | .333 | .386 | .719 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1965 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 68 | 152 | 132 | 15 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | .295 | .371 | .409 | .780 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1966 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 18 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .500 | .588 | .833 | 1.422 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 | .273 | .250 | .523 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 52 | 49 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .200 | .265 | .289 | .554 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 527 | 1311 | 1170 | 105 | 298 | 63 | 9 | 16 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 150 | .255 | .318 | .365 | .683 | 427 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 24 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.652 | 5.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 27 | 19 | 186.7 | 120 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .985 | 6.268 | 4.815 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 73.3 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.818 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | C | 16 | 13 | 123.7 | 94 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.642 | 6.563 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 54.5 |
| 1961 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | C | 25 | 24 | 217.7 | 114 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .968 | 5.003 | 4.840 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 35.7 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 17 | 13 | 119.0 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .990 | 7.261 | 5.647 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 56 | 40 | 389.3 | 269 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 6.565 | 5.071 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 14.3 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 50 | 49 | 427.7 | 258 | 15 | 5 | 2 | .982 | 5.745 | 5.460 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 22.2 |
| 1963 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 8 | 8 | 66.0 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 7.227 | 6.625 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 1964 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 47 | 42 | 348.7 | 243 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .992 | 6.608 | 5.447 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 20.0 |
| 1964 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 35 | 32 | 262.3 | 179 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 6.553 | 5.457 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 16.0 |
| 1965 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 35 | 32 | 262.0 | 165 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .989 | 5.977 | 4.971 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Totals | 321 | 276 | 2437.0 | 1608 | 104 | 21 | 17 | .988 | 6.323 | 5.333 | 31 | 64 | 129 | 49 | 27.5 |
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