March 18 in Kansas City Royals History: famed batting coach Charley Lau dies from cancer at the age of 50 (1984)

[adrotate banner=”50″] On March 18, 1984, famed batting coach Charley Lau dies from cancer at the age of 50. Lau, whose major league career batting average was .255, earned his fame as the Kansas City Royals batting coach from 1971 to 1978, where his star pupil was George Brett. Lau had also served

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