#63 Charlie Lau, Catcher, 28 yrs, Milwaukee Braves Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Charlie Lau
4/12/1933 28 USA,MI, 6"0 190
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 1961 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 91 Days (263 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 91 Days (263 total Days) 5 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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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 | CHN | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
8/26 | PIT | W 9-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/27 | PIT | L 8-9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/8 | CHN | L 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/11 | STL | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | @PIT | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @CIN | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/25 | @CIN | L 4-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/2 | PIT | W 9-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/7 | @CHN | W 13-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 23 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .341 | .372 | .415 | .787 | .704 | .073 |
Projected | 23 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .341 | .372 | .415 | .787 | .704 | .073 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
vs. RHP | 39 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .341 | .385 | .726 |
Close/Late | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
Scoring Position | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 15 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .375 | .385 | .458 | .843 |
Road | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .333 | .353 | .686 |
March/April | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
May | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
June | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
August | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .571 | .571 | .714 | 1.286 |
Sept/Oct | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .368 | .749 |
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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 |
Total | 37 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .350 | .439 | .789 | |
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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 |
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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 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | .969 | 60.2 | 4.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .0 |
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Milestones Earned first career win on 6/28/1952... Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1956... Injured on 8/8/1959 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week... Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/21/1960, off Don Gross (CIN)...
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