1969 Baltimore Orioles Team Signed American League Baseball, Lau's Estate
Item Details
Charles Richard Lau (April 12, 1933 – March 18, 1984) was an American catcher and highly influential hitting coach in Major League Baseball. He was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent. After spending three seasons with the Tiger’s organization from 1956,1958–59, the Baltimore Orioles purchased his contract from the Braves in 1962. Charley adopted a contact hitter’s batting stance, feet wide apart, with the bat, held almost parallel to the ground. That season he had a .294 batting average with six home runs and thirty-seven runs batted in. In 1963, the Orioles sold Charley’s contract to the Kansas City Athletics where he batted .294. In 1967, Charley’s contract was purchased by the Braves, while there, Charley caught the second of Warren Spahn’s two career no-hitters. After his playing career ended, Lau became a hitting coach for the Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox.
| Type | Baseball |
| Athlete | Baltimore Orioles |
| Materials | Leather |
| Team | Orioles |
| Period | 1969 |
| Autographed | Yes |
| Autograph(s) | Earl Weaver, Bill Hunter, George Bamberger, Merv Rettenmund, Jim Hardin, Dick Hall, (2) Brooks Robinson, Mark Belanger, Don Buford, Al Severinsen, Andy Etchebarren, Fred Beene, Mike Cuellar, Curt Motton, Charlie Lau, Paul Blair, Frank Robinson, Chico Salmon, Marcelino Lopez, Jim Palmer, George Staller, Clay Dalrymple, Elrod Hendricks, Davey Johnson, Terry Crowley |
| Authentication | Not Authenticated |
| Number of Items | 1 |
Condition
- the signatures have not been authenticated, nor have the signatures been checked for “club house” signatures.
- the consignor bought this baseball from the Charley Lau estate, there is no paperwork
- “1969 Orioles” handwritten on the baseball’s manufacturer’s stamping
- some signatures are illegible, there is a total of 32 signatures
- different inks were used
- baseball is toned
Dimensions
Item #
ITMG200797
