Charlie Lau | Major Leaguer 1956-1967

Full Name: Charles Richard Lau
Born: April 12,1933 in Romulus, Michigan
Death: March 18,1984
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Bats: Left Throws: Left
High School: -
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Transactions: [Jan 1,1952] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers. [May 28,1959] - Refused to report to Tigers. [May 28,1959] - Traded by Tigers with Al Paschal to Braves for Earl Hersh and Joe Lonnett. Charlie Lau returned to Tigers. [Oct 15,1959] - Traded by Tigers with Don Lee to Braves for Mike Roarke, Don Kaiser and Casey Wise. [Aug 21,1961] - Purchased by Orioles from Braves. [Jul 1,1963] - Purchased by Athletics from Orioles. [Jun 15,1964] - Traded by Athletics to Orioles for Wes Stock. [May 31,1967] - Purchased by Braves from Orioles. [Nov 27,1967] - Released by Braves.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1956	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	c		3	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	444	--
1958	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	c	8,7	30	68	8	10	1	2	0	6	0	0	12	15	2	2	0	0	2	.147	.293	.221	514	49%
1959	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	c	8	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	334	--
1960	Milwaukee	NL	27	Mbr	MLB	c	7	21	53	4	10	2	0	0	2	0	0	6	10	0	1	2	0	0	.189	.271	.226	497	41%
1961	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	MLB	c	6,7	17	47	3	8	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	.170	.188	.234	422	41%
	Milwaukee	NL	28	Mbr	MLB	c	8	28	82	3	17	5	0	0	5	1	1	14	11	1	3	3	2	1	.207	.323	.268	591	40%
1962	Baltimore	AL	29	Bal	MLB	c	9,7	81	197	21	58	11	2	6	37	1	0	7	11	1	1	1	2	3	.294	.319	.462	781	46%
1963	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	MLB	c	9,7	29	48	4	9	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	2	.188	.204	.229	433	45%
	KC A's	AL	30	Kca	MLB	c	5,6,8	62	187	15	55	11	0	3	26	1	0	14	17	0	3	4	2	7	.294	.340	.401	741	48%
1964	Baltimore	AL	31	Bal	MLB	c	7	62	158	16	41	15	1	1	14	0	0	17	27	1	5	2	1	5	.259	.333	.386	719	50%
	KC A's	AL	31	Kca	MLB	c	7,6	43	118	11	32	7	1	2	9	0	0	10	18	0	1	0	1	1	.271	.326	.398	724	43%
1965	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	c	9,6	68	132	15	39	5	2	2	18	0	0	17	18	0	5	1	2	5	.295	.371	.409	780	49%
1966	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	MLB		9	18	12	1	6	2	1	0	5	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.588	.833	1421	56%
1967	Atlanta	NL	34	Atl	MLB		9	52	45	3	9	1	0	1	5	0	0	4	9	0	1	0	0	1	.200	.265	.289	554	36%
	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB		9,7,8	11	8	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	.125	.273	.250	523	17%
1987	Miami	FSL	54		A+	c-1b		12	32	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	0	0	1	0		.125	.176	.156	332	--

Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)								527	1170	105	298	63	9	16	140	3	1	109	150	5	24	15	12	28	.255	.318	.365	683	--
Minor League Totals - 1 Season(s)								12	32	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	0	0	1	0		.125	.176	.156	332	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1956	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	C	3			17	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	1.000	--

1958	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	C	27			120	10	2	132	3	2	0	0	.985	--

1959	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	C	2			11	1	0	12	1	0	0	0	1.000	--

1960	Milwaukee	NL	27	Mbr	MLB	C	16			94	11	0	105	2	4	0	0	1.000	--

1961	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	MLB	C	17			90	6	1	97	2	1	0	0	.990	--
1961	Milwaukee	NL	28	Mbr	MLB	C	25			114	7	4	125	2	1	0	0	.968	--

1962	Baltimore	AL	29	Bal	MLB	C	56			269	15	1	285	1	11	0	0	.996	--

1963	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	MLB	C	8			48	5	2	55	1	0	0	0	.964	--
1963	KC A's	AL	30	Kca	MLB	C	50			258	15	5	278	2	5	0	0	.982	--

1964	Baltimore	AL	31	Bal	MLB	C	47			243	13	2	258	2	5	0	0	.992	--
1964	KC A's	AL	31	Kca	MLB	C	35			179	12	2	193	0	1	0	0	.990	--

1965	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	C	35			165	9	2	176	1	1	0	0	.989	--

1987	Miami	FSL	54		A+	C	6			17	3	2	22	1	1			.909	--
1987	Miami	FSL	54		A+	1B	6			55	5	0	60	1	-	-	-	1.000	--

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