Charlie Lau Stats

Charlie Lau was born on Wednesday, April 12, 1933, in Romulus, Michigan. Lau was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 12, 1956, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Charlie Lau baseball stats page.
"There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them works." - Kansas City Royals Coach Charlie Lau (in 1976)

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Charlie Lau

Charlie Lau Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#368)

Charlie Lau Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#368)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Charles Richard Lau
Nickname:   Charlie
Born On:   04-12-1933
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Romulus, Michigan
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-18-1984
Place of Death Data Died In:   Key Colony Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Moreland Memorial Park, Parkville, Maryland
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-12-1956 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-29-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable
Charlie Lau

Charlie Lau Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Charlie Lau

Charlie Lau Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 Tigers 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222
1958 Tigers 30 68 8 10 1 2 0 0 6 12 2 15 0 0 2 2 .147 .293 .221
1959 Tigers 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1960 Braves 21 53 4 10 2 0 0 0 2 6 1 10 2 0 0 0 .189 .271 .226
1961 Braves 28 82 3 17 5 0 0 0 5 14 3 11 3 2 1 1 .207 .323 .268
1961 Orioles 17 47 3 8 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 .170 .188 .234
1962 Orioles 81 197 21 58 11 2 6 0 37 7 1 11 1 2 1 3 .294 .319 .462
1963 Orioles 29 48 4 9 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 .188 .204 .229
1963 Athletics 62 187 15 55 11 0 3 0 26 14 3 17 4 2 0 7 .294 .340 .401
1964 Athletics 43 118 11 32 7 1 2 0 9 10 1 18 0 1 0 1 .271 .326 .398
1964 Orioles 62 158 16 41 15 1 1 0 14 17 5 27 2 1 1 5 .259 .333 .386
1965 Orioles 68 132 15 39 5 2 2 0 18 17 5 18 1 2 0 5 .295 .371 .409
1966 Orioles 18 12 1 6 2 1 0 0 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .588 .833
1967 Orioles 11 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .125 .273 .250
1967 Braves 52 45 3 9 1 0 1 0 5 4 1 9 0 0 0 1 .200 .265 .289
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 527 1,170 105 298 63 9 16 0 140 109 24 150 15 12 5 28 .255 .318 .365
Charlie Lau

Charlie Lau Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1956 Tigers C 3 - - 17 5.7 17 17 0 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Tigers C 27 - - 132 4.9 130 120 10 2 3 2 - - .985 0.00 -
1959 Tigers C 2 - - 12 6.0 12 11 1 0 1 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Braves C 16 - - 105 6.6 105 94 11 0 2 4 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Braves C 25 - - 125 5.0 121 114 7 4 2 1 - - .968 0.00 -
1961 Orioles C 17 - - 97 5.7 96 90 6 1 2 1 - - .990 0.00 -
1962 Orioles C 56 - - 285 5.1 284 269 15 1 1 11 - - .996 0.00 -
1963 Orioles C 8 - - 55 6.9 53 48 5 2 1 0 - - .964 0.00 -
1963 Athletics C 50 - - 278 5.6 273 258 15 5 2 5 - - .982 0.00 -
1964 Athletics C 35 - - 193 5.5 191 179 12 2 0 1 - - .990 0.00 -
1964 Orioles C 47 - - 258 5.5 256 243 13 2 2 5 - - .992 0.00 -
1965 Orioles C 35 - - 176 5.0 174 165 9 2 1 1 - - .989 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 321 0 0 1,733 5.4 1,712 1,608 104 21 17 31 n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
9 Years 321 - - 1,733 5.4 1,712 1,608 104 21 17 31 n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
Charlie Lau

Charlie Lau Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1956 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 - - -
1958 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 11.3 - - -
1959 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 26.5 - - -
1961 Braves 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 7.5 16.4 - - -
1961 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 47.0 15.7 11.8 - - -
1962 Orioles 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 32.8 17.9 5.3 - - -
1963 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.6 8.0 - - -
1963 Athletics 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 62.3 11.0 7.2 - - -
1964 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 59.0 6.6 13.1 - - -
1964 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 158.0 5.9 11.3 - - -
1965 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 66.0 7.3 7.3 - - -
1966 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 12.0 2.4 - - -
1967 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 2.7 - - -
1967 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 45.0 5.0 9.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 3 1 .750 - - n/a 73.1 7.8 8.4 - - -
Charlie Lau

Charlie Lau Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1956 Detroit Tigers 12 Undetermined - -
1958 Detroit Tigers 12 Undetermined - -
1959 Detroit Tigers 12 Undetermined - -
1960 Milwaukee Braves 6 Undetermined - -
1961 Milwaukee Braves 6 Undetermined - -
1961 Baltimore Orioles 44 Undetermined - -
1962 Baltimore Orioles 44 Undetermined - -
1963 Baltimore Orioles 44 Undetermined - -
1963 Kansas City Athletics 14 Undetermined - -
1964 Kansas City Athletics 14 Undetermined - -
1964 Baltimore Orioles 44 $14,000.00 - -
1965 Baltimore Orioles 44 $15,000.00 - -
1966 Baltimore Orioles 44 Undetermined - -
1967 Baltimore Orioles 44 Undetermined - -
1967 Atlanta Braves 10 $15,500.00 - -




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