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Charley Lau
Charles Richard Lau

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 12, 1956
Final Game September 29, 1967
Born April 12, 1933 in Romulus, MI
Died March 18, 1984 in Key Colony Beach, FL

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 23 DET AL   3    9    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .222  .222  .222   18    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 25 DET AL  30   68    8   10   1  2   0    6   0  0  12  15  .147  .293  .221   40   15   0   0   2   2   2
 1959 26 DET AL   2    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .167  .167  .167  -10    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1960 27 MLN NL  21   53    4   10   2  0   0    2   0  0   6  10  .189  .271  .226   43   12   2   0   1   0   0
 1961 28 TOT     45  129    6   25   5  0   1    9   1  1  15  14  .194  .279  .256   47   33   4   2   4   1   2
         MLN NL  28   82    3   17   5  0   0    5   1  1  14  11  .207  .323  .268   64   22   3   2   3   1   1
         BAL AL  17   47    3    8   0  0   1    4   0  0   1   3  .170  .188  .234   14   11   1   0   1   0   1
 1962 29 BAL AL  81  197   21   58  11  2   6   37   1  0   7  11  .294  .319  .462  113   91   1   2   1   1   3
 1963 30 TOT AL  91  235   19   64  13  0   3   32   1  0  15  22  .272  .313  .366   87   86   5   2   3   0   9
         BAL AL  29   48    4    9   2  0   0    6   0  0   1   5  .188  .204  .229   24   11   1   0   0   0   2
         KCA AL  62  187   15   55  11  0   3   26   1  0  14  17  .294  .340  .401  102   75   4   2   3   0   7
 1964 31 TOT AL 105  276   27   73  22  2   3   23   0  0  27  45  .264  .330  .391   99  108   2   2   6   1   6
         KCA AL  43  118   11   32   7  1   2    9   0  0  10  18  .271  .326  .398   97   47   0   1   1   0   1
         BAL AL  62  158   16   41  15  1   1   14   0  0  17  27  .259  .333  .386  100   61   2   1   5   1   5
 1965 32 BAL AL  68  132   15   39   5  2   2   18   0  0  17  18  .295  .371  .409  120   54   1   2   5   0   5
 1966 33 BAL AL  18   12    1    6   2  1   0    5   0  0   4   1  .500  .588  .833  306   10   0   1   0   0   0
 1967 34 TOT     63   53    3   10   2  0   1    8   0  0   6  11  .189  .267  .283   59   15   0   1   2   0   1
         BAL AL  11    8    0    1   1  0   0    3   0  0   2   2  .125  .273  .250   56    2   0   1   1   0   0
         ATL NL  52   45    3    9   1  0   1    5   0  0   4   9  .200  .265  .289   60   13   0   0   1   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     527 1170  105  298  63  9  16  140   3  1 109 150  .255  .318  .365   89  427  15  12  24   5  28
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        360   32   92  19  3   5   43   1  0  34  46  .255  .318  .365   89  131   5   4   7   2   9
 Career High    105  276   27   73  22  2   6   37   1  1  27  45  .272  .330  .391   99  108   5   2   6   2   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1956 23 DET AL    9    7    0   0.0   107| .222  .268| .222  .351| .222  .410| .444  .760|  18  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1958 25 DET AL   82   60    5   2.2   104| .147  .270| .293  .339| .221  .410| .514  .749|  40  .232  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1959 26 DET AL    6    5    0   0.0   103| .167  .267| .167  .339| .167  .408| .334  .748| -10  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1960 27 MLN NL   61   45    4   2.4    93| .189  .255| .271  .319| .226  .391| .497  .710|  43  .249  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1961 28 TOT     151  113   10   2.4   100| .194  .261| .279  .330| .256  .407| .535  .737|  47  .224  -9.0  -0.9  50%
         MLN NL  102   72    8   3.0   100| .207  .263| .323  .328| .268  .409| .591  .737|  64  .305  -3.1  -0.3  50%
         BAL AL   49   41    2   1.3   100| .170  .259| .188  .334| .234  .403| .422  .737|  14  .088  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1962 29 BAL AL  208  145   29   5.4    97| .294  .256| .319  .327| .462  .399| .781  .726| 113  .575   3.0   0.3 100%
 1963 30 TOT AL  257  187   26   3.8    98| .272  .260| .313  .327| .366  .401| .679  .728|  87  .450  -4.0  -0.4 100%
         BAL AL   50   42    2   1.3    91| .188  .251| .204  .316| .229  .387| .433  .703|  24  .103  -4.8  -0.5   0%
         KCA AL  207  145   24   4.5    99| .294  .262| .340  .329| .401  .405| .741  .734| 102  .528   0.9   0.1 100%
 1964 31 TOT AL  308  213   36   4.6    97| .264  .257| .330  .326| .391  .400| .721  .726|  99  .532   0.5   0.1   0%
         KCA AL  129   88   16   4.9    99| .271  .260| .326  .329| .398  .404| .724  .733|  97  .566  -0.4   0.0   0%
         BAL AL  179  125   20   4.3    96| .259  .256| .333  .324| .386  .397| .719  .721| 100  .507   0.8   0.1   0%
 1965 32 BAL AL  152  101   20   5.3    93| .295  .253| .371  .323| .409  .388| .780  .711| 120  .625   4.1   0.4   0%
 1966 33 BAL AL   17    7    7  27.0    89| .500  .247| .588  .314| .833  .381|1.421  .695| 306  .972   3.9   0.4   0%
 1967 34 TOT      60   45    4   2.4    89| .189  .255| .267  .318| .283  .375| .550  .693|  59  .289  -2.6  -0.3   0%
         BAL AL   11    8    1   3.4    84| .125  .243| .273  .312| .250  .365| .523  .677|  56  .454  -0.2   0.0   0%
         ATL NL   49   37    3   2.2    90| .200  .257| .265  .319| .289  .377| .554  .696|  60  .252  -2.4  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     1311  928  141   4.1    97| .255  .258| .318  .327| .365  .398| .683  .725|  89  .477 -15.9  -1.6  75%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1956 23 DET AL C 3 17 0 0 0 1.000 .988 5.67 5.03 6.65 5.91 3 23.0 0 0 0 0 1958 25 DET AL C 27 120 10 2 3 .985 .990 4.81 5.34 6.27 6.01 19 186.7 2 8 4 11 1959 26 DET AL C 2 11 1 0 1 1.000 .992 6.00 5.30 9.82 6.05 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 1960 27 MLN NL C 16 94 11 0 2 1.000 .986 6.56 5.41 7.64 6.58 13 123.7 4 7 5 6 1961 28 TOT C 42 204 13 5 4 .977 .987 5.17 5.28 5.80 6.33 37 336.7 2 4 15 6 MLN NL C 25 114 7 4 2 .968 .985 4.84 5.17 5.00 6.39 24 217.7 1 2 9 5 BAL AL C 17 90 6 1 2 .990 .989 5.65 5.44 7.26 6.21 13 119.0 1 2 6 1 1962 29 BAL AL C 56 269 15 1 1 .996 .989 5.07 5.57 6.57 6.30 40 389.3 11 9 30 5 1963 30 TOT AL C 58 306 20 7 3 .979 .989 5.62 5.78 5.94 6.64 57 493.7 5 11 30 9 BAL AL C 8 48 5 2 1 .964 .989 6.62 5.78 7.23 6.64 8 66.0 0 1 2 1 KCA AL C 50 258 15 5 2 .982 .989 5.46 5.78 5.74 6.64 49 427.7 5 10 28 8 1964 31 TOT AL C 82 422 25 4 2 .991 .990 5.45 6.07 6.58 7.07 74 611.0 6 20 37 8 KCA AL C 35 179 12 2 0 .990 .990 5.46 6.07 6.55 7.07 32 262.3 1 10 21 4 BAL AL C 47 243 13 2 2 .992 .990 5.45 6.07 6.61 7.07 42 348.7 5 10 16 4 1965 32 BAL AL C 35 165 9 2 1 .989 .988 4.97 5.67 5.98 6.96 32 262.0 1 5 8 4
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 23 DET AL C 3 17 0 0 0 1.000 .988 5.67 5.03 6.65 5.91 3 23.0 0 0 0 0 1958 25 DET AL C 27 120 10 2 3 .985 .990 4.81 5.34 6.27 6.01 19 186.7 2 8 4 11 1959 26 DET AL C 2 11 1 0 1 1.000 .992 6.00 5.30 9.82 6.05 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 1960 27 MLN NL C 16 94 11 0 2 1.000 .986 6.56 5.41 7.64 6.58 13 123.7 4 7 5 6 1961 28 TOT C 42 204 13 5 4 .977 .987 5.17 5.28 5.80 6.33 37 336.7 2 4 15 6 MLN NL C 25 114 7 4 2 .968 .985 4.84 5.17 5.00 6.39 24 217.7 1 2 9 5 BAL AL C 17 90 6 1 2 .990 .989 5.65 5.44 7.26 6.21 13 119.0 1 2 6 1 1962 29 BAL AL C 56 269 15 1 1 .996 .989 5.07 5.57 6.57 6.30 40 389.3 11 9 30 5 1963 30 TOT AL C 58 306 20 7 3 .979 .989 5.62 5.78 5.94 6.64 57 493.7 5 11 30 9 BAL AL C 8 48 5 2 1 .964 .989 6.62 5.78 7.23 6.64 8 66.0 0 1 2 1 KCA AL C 50 258 15 5 2 .982 .989 5.46 5.78 5.74 6.64 49 427.7 5 10 28 8 1964 31 TOT AL C 82 422 25 4 2 .991 .990 5.45 6.07 6.58 7.07 74 611.0 6 20 37 8 KCA AL C 35 179 12 2 0 .990 .990 5.46 6.07 6.55 7.07 32 262.3 1 10 21 4 BAL AL C 47 243 13 2 2 .992 .990 5.45 6.07 6.61 7.07 42 348.7 5 10 16 4 1965 32 BAL AL C 35 165 9 2 1 .989 .988 4.97 5.67 5.98 6.96 32 262.0 1 5 8 4
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 321 1608 104 21 17 .988 .989 5.33 5.67 6.32 6.62 276 2437.0 31 64 129 49 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 321 1608 104 21 17 .988 .989 5.33 5.67 6.32 6.62 276 2437
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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 Joe Lonnett and Earl Hersh. Al Paschal (minors), Earl Hersh, and Charley Lau returned to original teams on May 28, 1959. Joe Lonnett refused to report to his new team.

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

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

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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