Charlie Lau
[edit] Biography
Charlie Lau (Charles Richard Lau) was born on April 12, 1933 in Romulus, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1956 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .294 with 6 home runs and 37 RBI. Lau played for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Charlie Lau's best season was 1962, when he hit for a .294 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .222
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 30
| 68
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 6
| .147
| .293
| .221
| 1
| 2
| 12
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 21
| 53
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .189
| .271
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 28
| 82
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .207
| .323
| .268
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 17
| 47
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 4
| .170
| .188
| .234
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| 45
| 129
| 6
| 25
| 1
| 9
| .194
| .279
| .256
| 5
| 0
| 15
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 2
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 81
| 197
| 21
| 58
| 6
| 37
| .294
| .319
| .462
| 11
| 2
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 62
| 187
| 15
| 55
| 3
| 26
| .294
| .340
| .401
| 11
| 0
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 7
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 29
| 48
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .188
| .204
| .229
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 91
| 235
| 19
| 64
| 3
| 32
| .272
| .313
| .366
| 13
| 0
| 15
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 9
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 43
| 118
| 11
| 32
| 2
| 9
| .271
| .326
| .398
| 7
| 1
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 62
| 158
| 16
| 41
| 1
| 14
| .259
| .333
| .386
| 15
| 1
| 17
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 5
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| 105
| 276
| 27
| 73
| 3
| 23
| .264
| .330
| .391
| 22
| 2
| 27
| 45
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 6
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 68
| 132
| 15
| 39
| 2
| 18
| .295
| .371
| .409
| 5
| 2
| 17
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 5
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 18
| 12
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .500
| .588
| .833
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .273
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 52
| 45
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 5
| .200
| .265
| .289
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 63
| 53
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 8
| .189
| .267
| .283
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 101
| 180
| 10
| 36
| 1
| 12
| .200
| .295
| .261
| 8
| 0
| 24
| 30
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 426
| 990
| 95
| 262
| 15
| 128
| .265
| .322
| .384
| 55
| 9
| 85
| 120
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 19
| 26
|
| Total
|
|
| 527
| 1170
| 105
| 298
| 16
| 140
| .255
| .318
| .365
| 63
| 9
| 109
| 150
| 5
| 15
| 3
| 24
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1956
| DET
| A
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| C
| 27
| 19
| 186.2
| 120
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 11
| 0
| .985
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| C
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| C
| 16
| 13
| 123.2
| 94
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| C
| 25
| 24
| 217.2
| 114
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| .968
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| C
| 17
| 13
| 119
| 90
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .990
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| C
| 42
| 37
| 336.2
| 204
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 6
| 1
| .977
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| C
| 56
| 40
| 389.1
| 269
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 30
| 5
| 0
| .996
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| C
| 50
| 49
| 427.2
| 258
| 15
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 8
| 0
| .982
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| C
| 8
| 8
| 66
| 48
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .964
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| C
| 58
| 57
| 493.2
| 306
| 20
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 30
| 9
| 1
| .979
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| C
| 35
| 32
| 262.1
| 179
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 4
| 2
| .990
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| C
| 47
| 42
| 348.2
| 243
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 4
| 0
| .992
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| C
| 82
| 74
| 611
| 422
| 25
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 37
| 8
| 2
| .991
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| C
| 35
| 32
| 262
| 165
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 1
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 321
| 273
| 2414
| 1608
| 104
| 21
| 17
| 0
| 31
| 129
| 49
| 5
| .988
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1952).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Al Paschal to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Joe Lonnett and Earl Hersh (May 28, 1959); Joe Lonnett refused to report to Detroit Tigers; Earl Hersh returned to Milwaukee Braves and Charlie Lau returned to Detroit Tigers and Al Paschal returned to Detroit Tigers (May 28, 1959).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Don Lee to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Casey Wise, Don Kaiser and Mike Roarke (October 15, 1959).
- Sold by Milwaukee Braves to Baltimore Orioles (August 21, 1961).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Kansas City Athletics (July 1, 1963).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Wes Stock (June 15, 1964).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Atlanta Braves (May 31, 1967).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (November 27, 1967).
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