#63 Charlie Lau, Catcher, 31 yrs, Houston Colt 45s Thursday, 10/19/1964 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Charlie Lau
4/12/1933 31 USA,MI, 6"0 195
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1964 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 166 Days (510 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 91 Days (779 total Days) 8 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 1 2 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/15 | PHI | L 6-18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/20 | @PIT | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
8/28 | @CIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
8/30 | @CIN | L 3-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/2 | MIL | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/4 | @CHN | W 8-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/7 | NYM | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/11 | PIT | W 8-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/12 | @SF | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/1 | MIL | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 38 | 113 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 11 | .239 | .275 | .372 | .647 | .522 | .133 |
Projected | 38 | 113 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 11 | .239 | .275 | .372 | .647 | .522 | .133 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 30 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 10.0 | 2.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .200 | .281 | .481 |
vs. RHP | 81 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .306 | .407 | .713 |
Close/Late | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .400 | .421 | .821 |
Scoring Position | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .250 | .543 | .793 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 19 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .294 | .362 | .471 | .833 |
Road | 19 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .194 | .194 | .290 | .484 |
March/April | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .381 | .608 |
May | 5 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .389 | .421 | .611 | 1.032 |
June | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .190 | .190 | .381 |
July | 7 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .261 | .550 | .811 |
August | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 |
Sept/Oct | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1960 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .500 | .794 | MIL |
1961 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .372 | .415 | .787 | MIL |
1962 | 26 | 98 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .255 | .224 | .479 | MIL HOU |
1963 | 19 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .246 | .361 | .607 | HOU |
1964 | 38 | 113 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .275 | .372 | .647 | HOU |
Total | 120 | 329 | 76 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .276 | .337 | .614 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1956, A | 138 | 567 | 161 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 61 | 53 | 72 | 8 | 5 | .284 | .338 | .386 | .724 |
1957, AA | 138 | 550 | 164 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 94 | 85 | 64 | 58 | 5 | 9 | .298 | .368 | .504 | .871 |
1958, AAA | 131 | 526 | 153 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 97 | 90 | 48 | 50 | 2 | 4 | .291 | .346 | .437 | .783 |
1959, AAA | 126 | 387 | 136 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 69 | 36 | 44 | 2 | 6 | .351 | .403 | .553 | .956 |
1960, AAA | 56 | 101 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .347 | .337 | .684 |
1962, AAA | 102 | 380 | 106 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 3 | 0 | .279 | .356 | .453 | .808 |
1963, AAA | 107 | 386 | 103 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 48 | 5 | 3 | .267 | .325 | .386 | .711 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 30 | 30 | 132 | 17 | 0 | 150 | 1 | .993 | 243.0 | 5.56 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
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Injured on 5/13/1963 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 3 days...
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