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Charley Lau

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: April 12, 1933 in Romulus, MI us

Died: March 18, 1984 in Key Colony Beach, FL

Buried: Moreland Memorial Park, Parkville, MD

High School: Romulus HS (Romulus, MI)

Debut: September 12, 1956 (Age 23-153d, 11,387th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1967 (Age 34-170d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Charles Richard Lau

Pronunciation: \LOW (rhymes with now)\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

1170

298

.255

105

RBI

140

OBP

.318

SLG

.365

OPS

.683

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	32-36 / in Starts: 18-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	52 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 152 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	125 (56-49-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 152 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	89 (46-28-14)

Most Driven In
C Blefary	9
B Robinson	4
Self	2
N Siebern	1
R Snyder	1
J Brandt	1

Most Driven In By
P Blair	5
Self	2
J Adair	2
J Brandt	2
R Snyder	1
L Aparicio	1
J Orsino	1
B Johnson	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	379	3 (2)	Apr 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,9-12	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	9	2.14	0.258	4.35	0.32%	1.00	PH
2	380	9 (5)	Apr 24	BAL		BOS	L,5-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	9	1.12	-0.027	2.25	-0.03%	-0.14	PH
3	381	10	Apr 27	BAL		WSA	L,2-5	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333	9	3.55	0.130	6.11	0.13%	1.00	PH
4	382	12 (1)	Apr 29	BAL		WSA	W,5-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	9	2.78	-0.075	4.80	-0.08%	-0.34	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	383	20 (7)	May 8	BAL		DET	L,3-4	12-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	1	2.20	0.075	4.87	0.10%	0.37	PH
6	384	21	May 9 (1)	BAL		DET	W,7-1	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.800	1.300	7	.32	0.079	.66	0.10%	1.35	C
7	385	22	May 9 (2)	BAL		DET	W,5-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.727	1.182	9	2.68	-0.092	5.87	-0.12%	-0.42	PH
8	386	24 (1)	May 11	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	GS-11	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	5	1.71	-0.217	3.69	-0.28%	-1.19	C
9	387	25	May 12	BAL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.353	.333	.529	.863	5	.76	-0.035	1.72	-0.05%	-0.54	C
10	388	27 (1)	May 14	BAL		NYY	L,3-9	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.333	.650	.983	5	1.45	0.120	3.56	0.18%	1.19	C
11	389	28	May 15	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.333	.609	.942	5	1.44	-0.088	3.10	-0.11%	-0.44	C
12	390	33 (4)	May 20	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.370	.357	.630	.987	6	.95	0.068	1.91	0.08%	0.35	C
13	391	34	May 21	BAL	@	DET	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.375	.613	.988	5	1.14	0.049	2.09	0.05%	0.18	C
14	392	35	May 22	BAL	@	DET	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.364	.594	.957	9	.02	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.14	PH
15	393	37 (1)	May 23 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,8-3	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.361	.559	.920	5	.79	-0.014	1.68	-0.02%	-0.18	C
16	394	38	May 24	BAL	@	WSA	W,2-1	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.351	.543	.894	9	1.10	-0.026	2.34	-0.03%	-0.14	PH
17	395	43 (4)	May 29	BAL		CAL	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.342	.528	.870	9	1.68	-0.041	4.13	-0.06%	-0.21	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	396	47 (3)	Jun 2	BAL	@	KCA	W,6-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.317	.487	.804	7	.94	-0.073	1.93	-0.09%	-0.61	C
19	397	48	Jun 4	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.333	.500	.833	9	2.66	0.061	6.11	0.08%	0.20	PH
20	398	52 (3)	Jun 9	BAL		WSA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.326	.333	.488	.822	6	1.24	-0.052	2.15	-0.05%	-0.44	C
21	399	53	Jun 10	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-1	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.311	.327	.467	.793	6	1.79	-0.042	2.88	-0.04%	-0.50	C
22	400	59 (5)	Jun 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	15-GF(16)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.320	.457	.777	9	4.35	-0.107	12.83	-0.19%	-0.40	PH C
23	401	61 (1)	Jun 19	BAL		WSA	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.340	.510	.850	7	1.79	0.217	4.86	0.36%	1.18	C
24	402	70 (8)	Jun 27 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.352	.520	.872	9	.48	0.024	1.95	0.06%	0.36	PH
25	403	71	Jun 28	BAL		DET	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.345	.510	.855	9	1.07	-0.027	3.16	-0.05%	-0.41	PH
26	404	72	Jun 29	BAL		DET	W,3-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.339	.500	.839	9	1.37	-0.033	3.66	-0.05%	-0.14	PH
27	405	73	Jun 30	BAL		NYY	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.351	.509	.860	9	1.67	0.048	4.29	0.07%	0.12	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	406	86 (12)	Jul 16	BAL	@	DET	W,2-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.345	.500	.845	9	4.37	-0.108	13.63	-0.20%	-0.40	PH
29	407	92 (5)	Jul 22	BAL		KCA	L,2-9	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.339	.491	.830	9	1.75	-0.044	7.41	-0.11%	-0.41	PH
30	408	93	Jul 23	BAL		MIN	W,3-2	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.350	.491	.841	9	2.20	0.075	12.79	0.26%	0.37	PH
31	409	94	Jul 24	BAL		MIN	W,3-1	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.327	.350	.491	.841	9						PH
32	410	95	Jul 25	BAL		MIN	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.361	.500	.861	9	.81	0.042	5.55	0.17%	0.37	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	411	103 (7)	Aug 3	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-2	7-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.371	.500	.871	9	2.24	0.024	6.21	0.04%	0.21	PH
34	412	104	Aug 4 (1)	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-5	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.381	.500	.881	7	2.78	0.011	9.21	0.02%	0.10	PH
35	413	107 (2)	Aug 7	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.491	.866	9	3.21	-0.079	9.01	-0.13%	-0.72	PH C
36	414	108	Aug 8 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-5	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.382	.525	.907	3	.77	-0.012	1.74	-0.02%	0.14	C
37	415	111 (2)	Aug 10 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	5	4	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.369	.411	.554	.965	6	.28	0.103	.50	0.11%	2.50	C
38	416	112	Aug 11	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.390	.522	.911	6	.78	-0.080	1.42	-0.09%	-0.86	C
39	417	114 (1)	Aug 13	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.380	.507	.887	6	.86	-0.042	1.54	-0.05%	-0.43	C
40	418	115	Aug 14	BAL		WSA	L,5-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.375	.500	.875	9	2.49	0.084	3.88	0.08%	0.65	PH
41	419	116	Aug 15	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.383	.507	.890	8	.55	0.022	.79	0.02%	1.64	PH
42	420	117	Aug 17	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.369	.487	.856	6	.65	-0.048	.70	-0.03%	-0.82	C
43	421	119 (1)	Aug 19	BAL		BOS	L,3-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.364	.468	.832	6	1.34	-0.073	2.41	-0.08%	-0.59	C
44	422	120	Aug 20	BAL		NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.305	.352	.451	.803	6	1.47	-0.135	1.44	-0.08%	-0.90	C
45	423	121	Aug 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.348	.446	.794	9	4.62	-0.098	3.12	-0.04%	-0.43	PH
46	424	122	Aug 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.291	.344	.430	.774	6	.88	-0.095	.65	-0.04%	-0.63	C
47	425	125 (2)	Aug 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,1-2	7-10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.347	.425	.772	8	4.15	-0.078	2.74	-0.03%	-0.37	PH C
48	426	126	Aug 28	BAL	@	WSA	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.360	.443	.803	6	1.08	0.076	.47	0.02%	0.56	C
49	427	127	Aug 29	BAL	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG(12)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.298	.358	.436	.795	6	1.83	-0.006	.76	0.00%	0.01	C
50	428	128	Aug 31 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.345	.418	.764	6	.52	-0.047	.12	-0.01%	-0.99	C
51	429	129	Aug 31 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,7-2	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.351	.410	.761	6	.30	-0.001	.11	0.00%	0.23	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
52	430	130	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.348	.406	.754	9	3.02	-0.086	1.29	-0.02%	-0.56	PH
53	431	133 (2)	Sep 4	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	11-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.353	.406	.759	8	2.66	0.005	.64	0.00%	0.36	PH
54	432	138 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,9-5	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.364	.419	.783	6	.94	0.085	1.35	0.07%	1.68	C
55	433	140 (1)	Sep 8 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,0-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.363	.417	.780	6	.59	0.015	1.47	0.02%	-0.11	C
56	434	141	Sep 10 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-2	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.422	.790	9	1.37	0.054	1.35	0.03%	0.24	PH
57	435	143 (1)	Sep 11	BAL		KCA	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.365	.418	.783	9	1.78	-0.044	1.14	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
58	436	145 (1)	Sep 14 (2)	BAL		DET	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.357	.407	.764	6	1.13	-0.026	.23	0.00%	-0.40	C
59	437	146	Sep 15	BAL		DET	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.361	.405	.766	6	.47	0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.06	C
60	438	147	Sep 17	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.365	.403	.768	6	1.69	-0.051	.09	0.00%	-0.02	C
61	439	148	Sep 20	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS-8	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.285	.362	.407	.768	6	.85	-0.074	.01	0.00%	-1.29	C
62	440	149	Sep 21	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.413	.781	6	.95	0.014	.03	0.00%	0.30	C
63	441	151 (1)	Sep 24	BAL		CAL	W,10-6	GS-6	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.381	.422	.803	6	.64	0.106	.05	0.01%	1.32	C
64	442	155 (3)	Sep 27	BAL		KCA	W,6-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.378	.419	.797	9	1.12	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
65	443	157 (1)	Sep 29	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.378	.419	.797	8						PH
66	444	158	Sep 30	BAL		MIN	L,6-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.376	.415	.791	9	3.94	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-0.67	PH
67	445	160 (1)	Oct 1 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.373	.412	.786	9	1.37	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
68	446	161	Oct 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.371	.409	.780	8	6.82	-0.164	.00	0.00%	-0.73	PH
							32-36		152	132	15	39	5	2	2	18	17	5	18	0	1	2	3	5	0	0	.295	.371	.409	.780		1.33	-0.668	2.03	0.17%	-0.20

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