Bob Welch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: November 3, 1956 in Detroit, MI us

Died: June 9, 2014 in Seal Beach, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hazel Park HS (Hazel Park, MI) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (20th) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI).

High School: Hazel Park HS (Hazel Park, MI)

School: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)

Debut: June 20, 1978 (Age 21-229d, 14,044th in major league history)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 11, 1994 (Age 37-281d)
vs. SEA 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Bob Teaff, Jerry Kapstein

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Robert Lynn Welch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.7

211

146

ERA

3.47

506

462

3092.0

1969

WHIP

1.270

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-15 / in Starts: 22-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 98 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	66 (39-19-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 98 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (29-20-10)

Most Driven In
M Scioscia	1
M Devereaux	1
T Woodson	1
F Stubbs	1
G Hoffman	1
M Duncan	0
M Hatcher	0
M Sharperson	0

Most Driven In By
P Guerrero	2
D Anderson	1
J Shelby	1
S Sax	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	267	4 (3)	Apr 9	LAD		SFG	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.011	.52	-0.01%	-0.10	P
2	268	9 (4)	Apr 14	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.50	0.000	.58	0.00%	0.02	P
3	269	14 (4)	Apr 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,9-1	GS-9	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.53	-0.050	.58	-0.03%	0.02	P
4	270	18 (3)	Apr 24	LAD		SDP	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.34	-0.037	.44	-0.03%	-0.94	P
5	271	22 (3)	Apr 29	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.44	-0.049	.50	-0.03%	-1.32	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	272	27 (4)	May 5	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.01	-0.086	1.08	-0.06%	-1.21	P
7	273	32 (4)	May 10	LAD		STL	W,7-6	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	1.23	0.020	1.52	0.02%	-0.14	P
8	274	37 (4)	May 16	LAD	@	MON	L,3-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.73	-0.019	.96	-0.02%	-0.17	P
9	275	42 (4)	May 23	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.05	-0.108	.97	-0.06%	-0.99	P
10	276	47 (4)	May 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	.37	-0.040	.43	-0.03%	-1.05	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	277	51 (3)	Jun 2	LAD		NYM	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9	1.18	0.023	1.07	0.01%	0.40	P
12	278	55 (3)	Jun 7	LAD	@	CIN	W,13-7	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.147	.147	.294	9	.64	-0.002	.75	0.00%	0.16	P
13	279	60 (4)	Jun 12	LAD		HOU	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.139	.139	.278	9	1.27	-0.067	1.50	-0.05%	-0.51	P
14	280	65 (4)	Jun 18	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.128	.128	.256	9	1.52	-0.106	1.53	-0.06%	-0.72	P
15	281	70 (4)	Jun 24	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.122	.122	.244	9	.79	-0.040	.61	-0.02%	-0.34	P
16	282	75 (4)	Jun 29	LAD		SDP	L,0-3	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.122	.122	.244	9	1.39	-0.023	1.35	-0.01%	-0.20	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	283	79 (3)	Jul 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.119	.119	.238	9	1.17	-0.041	.84	-0.02%	-0.45	P
18	284	84 (4)	Jul 8 (2)	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.12	-0.031	.54	-0.01%	-0.06	P
19	285	88 (3)	Jul 12	LAD	@	CHC	W,12-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.160	.143	.303	9	.31	-0.008	.14	0.00%	-0.05	P
20	286	90 (1)	Jul 17	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.154	.137	.291	9	1.17	-0.059	.89	-0.03%	-0.39	P
21	287	94 (3)	Jul 22	LAD		STL	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.132	.148	.132	.280	9	1.19	0.061	.53	0.02%	0.47	P
22	288	99 (4)	Jul 27	LAD		SFG	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.143	.127	.270	9	.69	-0.035	.32	-0.01%	-0.39	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	289	103 (3)	Aug 1	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS-9	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.167	.153	.319	9	1.13	-0.046	.59	-0.01%	-0.25	P
24	290	108 (4)	Aug 7	LAD		ATL	L,3-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.180	.153	.333	9	.37	0.011	.13	0.00%	0.13	P
25	291	112 (3)	Aug 11	LAD		CIN	W,7-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.177	.150	.327	9	.58	-0.016	.18	0.00%	-0.23	P
26	292	117 (4)	Aug 16	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.185	.159	.343	9	1.63	-0.091	.51	-0.02%	-0.39	P
27	293	119 (1)	Aug 19	LAD	@	MON	W,10-9	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.185	.159	.343	9						PR
28	294	121 (1)	Aug 21 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.156	.362	9	1.15	0.018	.16	0.00%	0.36	P
29	295	122	Aug 21 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.206	.156	.362	9						PR
30	296	127 (4)	Aug 26	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.200	.152	.352	9	.97	-0.048	.05	0.00%	-0.38	P
31	297	131 (3)	Aug 31	LAD		PHI	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.208	.162	.370	9	.80	0.016	.01	0.00%	0.10	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	298	132	Sep 1	LAD		PHI	L,5-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.208	.162	.370	9						PR
33	299	136 (3)	Sep 6	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.203	.157	.360	9	1.03	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
34	300	141 (4)	Sep 12	LAD	@	ATL	L,9-10	GS-7	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.218	.153	.371	9	.88	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
35	301	146 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,6-3	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.222	.149	.371	9	.95	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
36	302	150 (3)	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.226	.156	.382	9	.88	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
37	303	154 (3)	Sep 26	LAD		SDP	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.218	.150	.368	9	1.10	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
38	304	159 (4)	Oct 1	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.222	.157	.379	9	.86	0.240	.00	0.00%	2.01	P
							23-15		98	83	5	13	0	0	0	5	7	0	24	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	.157	.222	.157	.379		.88	-0.754	.53	-0.46%	-8.12

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