Johnny Welaj
[edit] Biography
Johnny Welaj (John Ludwig Welaj) was born on May 27, 1914 in Moss Creek, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1939 for the Washington Senators. In 1939, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 1 home run and 33 RBI. Welaj played for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 4 year career.
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| 1939
| WAS
| A
| 63
| 201
| 23
| 55
| 1
| 33
| .274
| .318
| .363
| 11
| 2
| 13
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 2
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| 88
| 215
| 31
| 55
| 3
| 21
| .256
| .322
| .340
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 4
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| 49
| 96
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 5
| .208
| .255
| .250
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1943
| PHI
| A
| 93
| 281
| 45
| 68
| 0
| 15
| .242
| .280
| .306
| 16
| 1
| 15
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 293
| 793
| 115
| 198
| 4
| 74
| .250
| .298
| .323
| 40
| 3
| 53
| 73
| 2
| 11
| 36
| 0
| 15
|
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| 1939
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 113
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1943
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 199
| 0
| 0
| 479
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators with Ken Chase to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Stan Spence and Jack Wilson (December 13, 1941).
- Selected by Philadelphia Athletics from Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 2, 1942).
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