Johnny Welch
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[edit] Biography
Born on December 2, 1906 in Washington, D.C., Johnny Welch (John Vernon Welch) played for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 9 year career. Welch broke into the bigs on May 22, 1926 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 5.23 ERA in 72.1 innings pitched in 1932, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Johnny Welch's best season was 1934, when he posted a 4.49 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 91 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CHI | N | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | CHI | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | CHI | N | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | CHI | N | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.74 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1932 | BOS | A | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5.23 | 26 | 46 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 72.1 | 93 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1933 | BOS | A | 47 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4.60 | 68 | 81 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 142 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1934 | BOS | A | 41 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 4.49 | 91 | 112 | 103 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 206.1 | 223 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 1935 | BOS | A | 31 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4.47 | 48 | 82 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 155 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1936 | PIT | N | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1936 | BOS | A | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.51 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | Total | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5.10 | 14 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54.2 | 65 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | NL | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.71 | 15 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 79 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | AL | 148 | 59 | 33 | 40 | 4.66 | 242 | 345 | 302 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 583.1 | 656 | 31 | 242 | 0 | 11 | 17 | |
| Total | 172 | 63 | 35 | 41 | 4.66 | 257 | 383 | 336 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 648.1 | 735 | 36 | 262 | 0 | 13 | 18 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CHI | N | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1927 | CHI | N | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1928 | CHI | N | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1931 | CHI | N | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1932 | BOS | A | P | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
| 1933 | BOS | A | P | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1934 | BOS | A | P | 41 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1935 | BOS | A | P | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1936 | PIT | N | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1936 | BOS | A | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .900 |
| 1936 | Total | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 | |
| Total | P | 172 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 135 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CHI | N | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | CHI | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | CHI | N | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | CHI | N | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | BOS | A | 23 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .389 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | BOS | A | 47 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .162 | .184 | .189 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | BOS | A | 41 | 74 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 | .203 | .224 | .216 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | BOS | A | 31 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | .180 | .293 | .220 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | PIT | N | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | BOS | A | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .385 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | Total | 18 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .381 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | NL | 24 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .429 | .550 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 151 | 208 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 18 | .202 | .249 | .245 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 175 | 228 | 27 | 50 | 1 | 20 | .219 | .264 | .272 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Boston Red Sox (June 4, 1936).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago White Sox (December 4, 1936).
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