Charley Lau Stats

Charley 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 Charley Lau baseball stats page.
"There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them works." - Kansas City Royals Coach Charley Lau (in 1976)

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Charley Lau

Charley Lau Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#368)

Charley Lau Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#368)
 

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Birth Name:   Charles Richard Lau
Nickname:   Charley or Charlie
Born On:   04-12-1933  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Romulus, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-18-1984 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Key Colony Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Moreland Memorial Park, Parkville, Maryland
High School:   Romulus High School (Romulus, MI)
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
Charley Lau

Charley 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
Charley Lau

Charley Lau Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 23 Tigers 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222
1958 25 Tigers 30 68 8 10 1 2 0 0 6 12 2 15 0 0 2 2 .147 .293 .221
1959 26 Tigers 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1960 27 Braves 21 53 4 10 2 0 0 0 2 6 1 10 2 0 0 0 .189 .271 .226
1961 28 Braves 28 82 3 17 5 0 0 0 5 14 3 11 3 2 1 1 .207 .323 .268
1961 28 Orioles 17 47 3 8 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 .170 .188 .234
1962 29 Orioles 81 197 21 58 11 2 6 0 37 7 1 11 1 2 1 3 .294 .319 .462
1963 30 Orioles 29 48 4 9 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 .188 .204 .229
1963 30 Athletics 62 187 15 55 11 0 3 0 26 14 3 17 4 2 0 7 .294 .340 .401
1964 31 Athletics 43 118 11 32 7 1 2 0 9 10 1 18 0 1 0 1 .271 .326 .398
1964 31 Orioles 62 158 16 41 15 1 1 0 14 17 5 27 2 1 1 5 .259 .333 .386
1965 32 Orioles 68 132 15 39 5 2 2 0 18 17 5 18 1 2 0 5 .295 .371 .409
1966 33 Orioles 18 12 1 6 2 1 0 0 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .588 .833
1967 34 Orioles 11 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .125 .273 .250
1967 34 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 GRSL 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
Charley Lau

Charley Lau Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1956 Tigers C 3 3 69 17 5.7 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 6.65
1958 Tigers C 27 19 560 132 4.9 130 120 10 2 3 2 4 11 .985 6.27
1959 Tigers C 2 1 33 12 6.0 12 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.82
1960 Braves C 16 13 371 105 6.6 105 94 11 0 2 4 5 6 1.000 7.64
1961 Braves C 25 24 653 125 5.0 121 114 7 4 2 1 9 5 .968 5.00
1961 Orioles C 17 13 357 97 5.7 96 90 6 1 2 1 6 1 .990 7.26
1962 Orioles C 56 40 1,168 285 5.1 284 269 15 1 1 11 30 5 .996 6.57
1963 Orioles C 8 8 198 55 6.9 53 48 5 2 1 0 2 1 .964 7.23
1963 Athletics C 50 49 1,283 278 5.6 273 258 15 5 2 5 28 8 .982 5.75
1964 Athletics C 35 32 787 193 5.5 191 179 12 2 0 1 21 4 .990 6.55
1964 Orioles C 47 42 1,046 258 5.5 256 243 13 2 2 5 16 4 .992 6.61
1965 Orioles C 35 32 786 176 5.0 174 165 9 2 1 1 8 4 .989 5.98
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 321 276 7,311 1,733 5.4 1,712 1,608 104 21 17 31 129 49 .988 6.32
9 Years 321 276 7,311 1,733 5.4 1,712 1,608 104 21 17 31 129 49 .988 6.32
Charley Lau

Charley 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 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 - - -
1958 Tigers 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 11.3 - - -
1959 Tigers 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Braves 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 0.0 5.3 26.5 - - -
1961 Braves 1 1 .500 3 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 16.4 - - -
1961 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 47.0 15.7 11.8 - - -
1962 Orioles 1 0 1.000 32 0 n/a 32.8 17.9 5.3 - - -
1963 Orioles 0 0 .000 21 0 n/a 0.0 9.6 8.0 - - -
1963 Athletics 1 0 1.000 13 0 n/a 62.3 11.0 7.2 - - -
1964 Athletics 0 0 .000 11 0 n/a 59.0 6.6 13.1 - - -
1964 Orioles 0 0 .000 20 0 n/a 158.0 5.9 11.3 - - -
1965 Orioles 0 0 .000 36 0 n/a 66.0 7.3 7.3 - - -
1966 Orioles 0 0 .000 18 0 n/a 0.0 12.0 2.4 - - -
1967 Orioles 0 0 .000 11 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 2.7 - - -
1967 Braves 0 0 .000 52 0 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 .750 229 0 n/a 73.1 7.8 8.4 - - -
Charley Lau

Charley 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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