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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Team Record in Appearances: 19-14 / in Starts: 19-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1989 Pitching Game Log

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1989 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	329	2	Apr 5	OAK		SEA	W,11-1	GS-8	W(1-0)	99	8.0	4	1	1	1	3	1	0	1.13	4.01	29	95	60	23	6	13	11	3	0	1	72			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	0	0	0	.63	0.227	.94	0.21%	2.74	1t start tie	8t 3 out a6
2	330	7	Apr 10	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-0	GS-8	W(2-0)	4	8.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0	0.56	2.51	27	116	74	29	8	12	8	4	1	0	83			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.362	1.25	0.33%	3.78	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a4
3	331	12	Apr 15	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-7	GS-7	L(2-1)	4	6.1	6	7	2	7	2	1	0	1.21	3.93	33	122	69	24	4	12	12	5	3	0	38			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	.56	-0.359	.92	-0.35%	-4.26	1b start tie	7b 123 1 out d2
4	332	17	Apr 21	OAK		CAL	W,10-6	GS-6	W(3-1)	5	5.2	7	4	4	4	9	0	0	2.25	3.48	28	119	72	20	14	6	9	6	0	0	44			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	-0.010	1.70	-0.01%	-1.41	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out a2
5	333	22	Apr 26	OAK		BAL	L,1-2	GS-8	L(3-2)	4	7.0	3	2	2	3	3	0	0	2.31	3.42	27	102	63	20	4	13	8	4	0	0	63			0	0	0	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.066	2.49	0.07%	1.45	1t start tie	8t 123 0 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	334	27	May 2	OAK	@	TOR	W,8-5	GS-6		5	6.0	6	4	4	2	6	1	1	2.85	3.57	28	103	60	18	8	11	8	3	0	0	48			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	.59	-0.236	1.09	-0.26%	-1.26	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
7	335	31	May 7	OAK	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-6	W(4-2)	4	6.0	6	3	3	4	4	1	0	3.06	3.83	28	115	67	20	7	9	11	5	2	0	48			2	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	-0.055	2.82	-0.06%	-0.17	1b start a 2	6b 3 out tie
8	336	35	May 13	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	GS-9	W(5-2)	5	8.1	6	2	2	1	4	1	0	2.93	3.81	31	119	80	28	2	10	16	5	0	0	66			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.343	1.71	0.45%	1.96	1t start tie	9t --- 1 out a2
9	337	40	May 18	OAK		NYY	W,6-2	GS-5	W(6-2)	4	5.0	6	2	2	4	5	1	0	2.98	3.97	24	109	69	27	8	6	9	3	4	0	48			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.008	2.71	0.01%	0.34	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
10	338	44	May 23	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-9	GS-6	L(6-3)	4	5.1	6	4	4	5	4	0	1	3.29	4.03	27	112	61	16	11	7	10	5	1	0	39			2	1	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.213	2.74	-0.29%	-1.30	1b start tie	6b 1-3 1 out d2
11	339	50	May 29	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(10)	L(6-4)	5	9.1	6	3	3	4	2	1	0	3.24	4.15	38	142	84	24	8	12	20	6	2	0	62			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.52	0.005	3.68	0.01%	1.62	1b start tie	10b 1-- 1 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	340	54	Jun 3	OAK		CLE	W,7-0	GS-8	W(7-4)	4	8.0	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.93	3.87	28	105	79	21	7	13	9	2	1	0	74			1	0	1	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	.75	0.292	1.73	0.41%	3.74	1t start tie	8t 3 out a7
13	341	58	Jun 7	OAK		MIN	W,3-2	GS-7	W(8-4)	3	6.1	5	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.82	3.82	25	82	51	10	6	10	11	2	0	0	59			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	1	.99	0.191	2.47	0.28%	1.74	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out a3
14	342	62	Jun 12	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-2	GS-4		4	3.2	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	2.81	3.90	15	59	39	9	4	8	4	1	1	0	52			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.060	2.65	0.13%	0.83	1b start tie	4b --- 2 out d1
15	343	79	Jun 30	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-0	GS-5	W(9-4)	17	5.0	7	0	0	4	3	0	0	2.66	3.91	24	76	46	10	5	5	12	8	2	0	52			0	1	0	20	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.40	0.263	3.59	0.40%	2.43	1b start tie	5b 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	344	84	Jul 5	OAK		KCR	L,9-12	GS-4		4	3.1	8	6	6	2	0	0	0	3.11	3.93	20	77	47	10	1	7	11	6	0	0	18			1	0	0	18	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.505	3.67	-1.07%	-4.50	1t start tie	4t -23 1 out tie
17	345	88	Jul 9	OAK		TEX	W,7-1	GS-7	W(10-4)	3	6.1	6	1	0	0	5	0	1	2.93	3.79	26	111	71	26	3	11	8	3	0	0	64			1	0	1	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.202	3.55	0.37%	1.62	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out a3
18	346	90	Jul 14	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-4	GS-8	L(10-5)	4	7.0	8	4	4	5	5	1	1	3.06	3.91	34	115	63	18	10	9	14	7	2	0	45			3	1	0	27	2	1	0	1	1	1	.72	-0.130	1.83	-0.20%	-1.17	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out d3
19	347	97	Jul 22	OAK		BAL	W,3-1	GS-7	W(11-5)	7	7.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.96	3.82	27	109	74	23	6	7	13	6	1	0	66			0	1	1	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.308	3.26	0.55%	2.27	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
20	348	102	Jul 28	OAK		SEA	W,8-7	GS-7		5	7.0	4	3	2	2	5	0	0	2.94	3.73	27	112	78	18	10	10	10	5	1	0	62			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.13	0.044	3.37	0.08%	0.27	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	349	108	Aug 3	OAK		CHW	L,4-6	GS-7	L(11-6)	5	6.2	8	6	4	3	9	0	0	3.06	3.61	31	108	65	12	10	7	12	6	0	0	44			1	1	0	28	3	1	0	0	0	1	1.10	-0.486	3.68	-0.97%	-2.94	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out d2
22	350	112	Aug 7	OAK	@	SEA	L,1-5	GS-8	L(11-7)	3	7.0	11	5	4	3	4	1	0	3.16	3.67	35	114	69	16	6	5	23	13	1	0	38			2	0	0	31	4	0	1	0	1	0	.69	-0.101	2.26	-0.20%	-1.91	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out d4
23	351	117	Aug 12	OAK	@	CAL	W,8-3	GS-5	W(12-7)	4	5.0	5	3	3	4	4	0	0	3.24	3.67	23	93	53	16	9	5	10	2	1	0	45			0	0	0	19	3	0	2	1	0	0	1.50	-0.088	9.66	-0.34%	-0.64	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
24	352	121	Aug 17	OAK		CLE	W,1-0	GS-8	W(13-7)	4	8.0	6	0	0	1	6	0	0	3.07	3.56	30	110	76	21	11	9	14	6	0	0	75			1	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.560	4.91	1.25%	3.74	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
25	353	126	Aug 22	OAK	@	TEX	W,2-0	GS-8	W(14-7)	4	8.0	5	0	0	1	9	0	0	2.92	3.43	27	103	74	24	15	9	8	3	0	0	80			1	1	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.529	5.30	1.31%	3.94	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
26	354	131	Aug 27	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-0	GS-8	W(15-7)	4	8.0	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.78	3.38	28	83	58	15	5	11	13	6	2	0	72			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	3	0	0	.79	0.310	4.83	1.13%	3.86	1b start tie	8b 3 out a6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	355	135	Sep 1	OAK	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS-6		4	6.0	8	4	3	2	2	1	0	2.84	3.45	27	83	52	12	6	9	13	4	1	1	42			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.37	-0.252	6.17	-0.68%	-1.13	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
28	356	140	Sep 6	OAK		BOS	W,7-5	GS-5	W(16-7)	4	5.0	5	2	1	2	4	0	1	2.81	3.43	24	81	52	17	7	11	6	5	0	0	53			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.08	-0.004	4.09	-0.01%	0.34	1t start tie	5t 3 out a3
29	357	144	Sep 12	OAK		MIL	L,6-7	GS-4		5	3.2	7	5	5	2	3	1	0	3.00	3.49	19	66	43	11	7	5	9	5	2	0	28			1	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	1	0	.91	-0.304	2.96	-0.60%	-3.55	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out tie
30	358	148	Sep 17	OAK	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-5	L(16-8)	4	4.0	4	5	5	5	3	0	1	3.17	3.54	21	76	39	15	3	6	6	4	0	0	32			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	-0.224	5.43	-0.58%	-1.94	1b start tie	5b 12- 0 out tie
31	359	152	Sep 21	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS-8	W(17-8)	3	7.2	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.10	3.51	30	95	65	19	5	16	12	4	5	0	63			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.409	5.37	1.09%	2.89	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a1
32	360	156	Sep 25	OAK		TEX	L,2-3	GS-7		3	7.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	0	3.03	3.44	26	94	62	15	11	10	11	5	0	0	68			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.330	.22	0.04%	2.27	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
33	361	161	Sep 30	OAK		KCR	L,1-6	GS-5		4	5.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.00	3.46	17	54	37	8	4	5	10	4	2	0	59			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	.77	0.111	.00	0.00%	1.34	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
							19-14		W-L:17-8	4.2	209.2	191	82	70	78	137	13	6	3.00	3.46	884	3260	63%	18%	7%	0.83		24%	5%	2	55		---%	22	7	3	792	41	6	3	17	4	8	1.05	1.653	3.09	2.50%	16.99

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