Charlie Lau
1956–1967 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves
527G
.255AVG
.318OBP
.365SLG
More career statistics
298H
16HR
140RBI
3SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527 | 1,311 | 1,170 | 105 | 298 | 63 | 9 | 16 | 140 | 109 | 150 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 427 | .255 | .318 | .365 | .683 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1963-09-02 to 1963-09-10
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 1962-07-13 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1962-07-13 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1962-07-19 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 262 | 644 | 146 | 8 | 72 | 49 | 75 | .252 | .303 | .366 |
| Away | 265 | 667 | 152 | 8 | 68 | 60 | 75 | .258 | .318 | .364 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 41 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 15 | .203 | .280 | .290 |
| May | 103 | 293 | 72 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 29 | .279 | .338 | .419 |
| June | 88 | 187 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 23 | .238 | .262 | .297 |
| July | 75 | 186 | 47 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 28 | .281 | .339 | .455 |
| August | 102 | 256 | 51 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 25 | .227 | .293 | .311 |
| September | 114 | 297 | 72 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 29 | .265 | .320 | .371 |
| October | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .300 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 56 | 157 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 18 | .253 | .287 | .349 |
| boston-red-sox | 54 | 148 | 30 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | .231 | .297 | .323 |
| new-york-yankees | 49 | 126 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | .301 | .333 | .425 |
| detroit-tigers | 46 | 110 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 14 | .253 | .309 | .364 |
| chicago-white-sox | 44 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | .261 | .321 | .380 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 41 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 14 | .288 | .339 | .365 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 39 | 96 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 12 | .264 | .292 | .495 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 34 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | .269 | .318 | .372 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Detroit Tigers | 3 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 68 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .147 | – | – |
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Milwaukee Braves | 21 | 53 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .189 | – | – |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Braves | 45 | 129 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .194 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Baltimore Orioles | 81 | 197 | 58 | 6 | 37 | 1 | .294 | – | – |
| 1963 | Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics | 91 | 235 | 64 | 3 | 32 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics | 105 | 276 | 73 | 3 | 23 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles | 68 | 132 | 39 | 2 | 18 | – | .295 | – | – |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | 18 | 12 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 8 | – | .189 | – | – |