Charley Lau Notable

b. April 12, 1933 · Detroit Tigers 1956, 1958–1959, Milwaukee Braves 1960–1961, Baltimore Orioles 1961–1967, Kansas City Athletics 1963–1964, Atlanta Braves 1967

Charley Lau played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1956 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1967. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1961 to 1967.

Across 527 games he batted .255, with 298 hits and 105 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 63 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He played 321 games behind the plate, with 1,608 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 17 double plays.

He was born in Romulus, MI, USA on April 12, 1933, and died on March 18, 1984. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1956	DET	3	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
1958	DET	30	68	8	10	1	2	0	6	12	15	0	.147
1959	DET	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.167
1960	MLN	21	53	4	10	2	0	0	2	6	10	0	.189
1961	BAL/MLN	45	129	6	25	5	0	1	9	15	14	1	.194
1962	BAL	81	197	21	58	11	2	6	37	7	11	1	.294
1963	BAL/KCA	91	235	19	64	13	0	3	32	15	22	1	.272
1964	BAL/KCA	105	276	27	73	22	2	3	23	27	45	0	.264
1965	BAL	68	132	15	39	5	2	2	18	17	18	0	.295
1966	BAL	18	12	1	6	2	1	0	5	4	1	0	.500
1967	ATL/BAL	63	53	3	10	2	0	1	8	6	11	0	.189
Career	—	527	1170	105	298	63	9	16	140	109	150	3	.255

On this day & linked events

1933

Born April 12, 1933

Romulus, MI, USA

1984

Died March 18, 1984

1956

Major-league debut: Charley Lau

Charley Lau made a major-league debut on September 12, 1956.

1967

Final major-league game: Charley Lau

Charley Lau played a final major-league game on September 29, 1967.