Charley Lau

Charley Lau
Catcher
Born: (1933-04-12)April 12, 1933 Romulus, Michigan, U.S.
Died: March 18, 1984(1984-03-18) (aged 50) Key Colony Beach, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 1956, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1967, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.255
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	140
Teams
As player Detroit Tigers (1956, 1958–1959) Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1960–1961, 1967) Baltimore Orioles (1961–1963, 1964–1967) Kansas City Athletics (1963–1964) As coach Baltimore Orioles (1969) Oakland Athletics (1970) Kansas City Royals (1971–1974, 1975–1978) New York Yankees (1979–1981) Chicago White Sox (1982–1983)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1966)

Charles Richard Lau (April 12, 1933 – March 18, 1984) was an American professional baseball player and a highly influential hitting coach.^[1] During his playing career in Major League Baseball, Lau appeared in 527 games as a catcher and pinch hitter over all or portions of 11 seasons for four clubs. Then, beginning in 1969, he spent 15 years as a coach for five American League teams, most notably the Kansas City Royals. He was the incumbent hitting coach of the Chicago White Sox when he died, aged 50, from colorectal cancer in 1984.