#59 Frank "Bugger" Welch, Centerfield, 35 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Monday, 7/17/1933 |
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| Frank Welch
Bugger
8/10/1897
35
USA,AL,BIRMINGHAM
5"9
175
Centerfield
R
R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 6,500,000
1934
12 Year(s), 100 Days (2068 total Days)
100 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 100 Days (2068 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 44 | 34 | 39 | 29 | 40 |
| Versus LHP | 45 | 34 | 41 | 29 | 41 |
| Versus RHP | 44 | 34 | 38 | 29 | 40 |
| Talent | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 2 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 6 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 5/25 | @BOB | L 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 6/6 | @CIN | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 6/23 | PIT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/9 | CHC | L 0-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 7/11 | @NYG | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Projected | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1.000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .6 | 8.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Close/Late | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Road | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| Last Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| June | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| July | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1921 | 121 | 174 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .326 | .379 | .706 | DET |
| 1922 | 142 | 397 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 68 | 65 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 1 | .259 | .338 | .401 | .738 | DET |
| 1923 | 148 | 511 | 141 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 99 | 70 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .276 | .346 | .374 | .720 | DET |
| 1924 | 144 | 525 | 144 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 80 | 76 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .336 | .381 | .717 | DET,AL |
| 1925 | 142 | 502 | 123 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 86 | 60 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .245 | .324 | .371 | .695 | DET |
| 1926 | 146 | 512 | 151 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 110 | 83 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 1 | .295 | .367 | .436 | .802 | DET,AL |
| 1927 | 142 | 513 | 136 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 59 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .340 | .372 | .713 | BOS |
| 1928 | 145 | 521 | 147 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 80 | 74 | 65 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .282 | .357 | .405 | .762 | BOS,AL |
| 1929 | 147 | 530 | 153 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 93 | 74 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .352 | .477 | .829 | BOS,AL |
| 1930 | 147 | 534 | 142 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 113 | 82 | 59 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .337 | .427 | .764 | BOS,AL |
| 1931 | 143 | 512 | 141 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 63 | 86 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .356 | .400 | .757 | BRR,NL |
| 1932 | 98 | 217 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .272 | .315 | .364 | .679 | BRR |
| 1933 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | BRR |
| Total | 1670 | 5451 | 1486 | 231 | 43 | 130 | 921 | 776 | 620 | 6 | 66 | 347 | 19 | 9 | .273 | .344 | .402 | .746 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1919, A | 97 | 344 | 104 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 62 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 10 | .302 | .431 | .483 | .913 |
| 1919, AA | 34 | 127 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .325 | .323 | .647 |
| 1920, AAA | 131 | 556 | 183 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 105 | 100 | 57 | 37 | 9 | 12 | .329 | .383 | .531 | .914 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1920 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 1922 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .471 | .500 | .971 |
| 1930 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .867 | 1.242 |
| Total | 12 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .382 | .417 | .676 | 1.093 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Detroit in 1919...
Had first career hit on 4/18/1921, off Zip Zabel (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/26/1921, off Louis Johnson (NYY)...
Won World Series with Detroit in 1922...
2/14/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,657,143 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1924 Allstar game...
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 7/31/1925...
2/14/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 5/13/1926...
Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1926, hitting .542 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1926, hitting .368 with 5 HR, 27 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (A) on 8/23/1926...
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 3/10/1927 to a 4-year deal worth $15,000,000 per year...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1928, hitting .414 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1928, hitting .363 with 4 HR, 24 RBI...
Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1928, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1929, hitting .392 with 5 HR, 20 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1929, hitting .337 with 4 HR, 17 RBI...
Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1930, hitting .448 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1930, hitting .560 with 3 HR, 15 RBI...
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1930...
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/21/1931 to a 4-year deal worth $6,500,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1929 - .289 - 9th
| OBP
1931 - .356 - 8th
| SLG
1926 - .436 - 7th
1929 - .477 - 6th
| OPS
1926 - .802 - 10th
1929 - .829 - 6th
1931 - .757 - 10th
| Hits
1929 - 153 - 7th
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Homeruns
1922 - 15 - 3rd
1924 - 10 - 6th
1925 - 13 - 3rd
1926 - 14 - 3rd
1929 - 21 - 2nd
1930 - 17 - 4th
1931 - 13 - 8th
| RBI
1923 - 99 - 3rd
1924 - 80 - 6th
1925 - 86 - 4th
1926 - 110 - 1st
1928 - 80 - 6th
1929 - 93 - 3rd
1930 - 113 - 1st
| Runs
1930 - 82 - 9th
1931 - 86 - 4th
| BB
1925 - 62 - 9th
1928 - 65 - 9th
1931 - 66 - 4th
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