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Frank Welch

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: August 10, 1897 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: July 25, 1957 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

Debut: September 9, 1919 (Age 22-030d, 4,793rd in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 13, 1927 (Age 30-003d)
vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: Frank Tiguer Welch

Nicknames: Bugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

2310

634

.275

310

RBI

295

OBP

.350

SLG

.398

OPS

.748

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-11 / in Starts: 4-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 62 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	46 (25-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 62 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (18-12-7)

Most Driven In
A Wingo	4
Self	2
T Walker	1
I Griffin	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
J Zinn	1
A Ewoldt	1
C Galloway	0

1919 Batting Game Log

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1919 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	123 (122)	Sep 9	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	4	1.32	0.178	.00	0.00%	0.87	CF
2	2	124	Sep 10	PHA		DET	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.125	.125	.500	.625	4	.61	0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.03	CF
3	3	125	Sep 11	PHA		DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.083	.083	.333	.417	4	2.19	-0.222	.00	0.00%	-1.24	CF
4	4	126	Sep 12	PHA		CHW	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133	.188	.333	.521	4	.44	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.17	CF
5	5	127	Sep 13	PHA		CHW	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.158	.200	.421	.621	4	.99	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.40	CF
6	6	128	Sep 15	PHA		CHW	L,10-11	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	.250	.280	.625	.905	4	.76	0.055	.00	0.00%	3.04	CF
7	7	129	Sep 16 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214	.241	.536	.777	4	.77	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-1.36	CF
8	8	130	Sep 16 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,8-12	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.455	.660	4	.76	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.01	CF
9	9	131	Sep 17	PHA		CLE	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.189	.417	.606	4	.54	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.79	CF
10	10	132	Sep 18	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.158	.200	.395	.595	4	.96	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.07	CF
11	11	133	Sep 19	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.171	.227	.390	.618	4	1.42	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.10	CF
12	12	135 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-2	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.159	.245	.364	.609	3	.93	0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
13	13	136	Sep 25	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.170	.264	.362	.626	3	.73	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.32	CF
14	14	137	Sep 26	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.157	.246	.333	.579	3	.32	-0.030	.00	0.00%	1.18	CF
15	15	139 (1)	Sep 27 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.167	.262	.333	.596	5	.78	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.33	CF
							4-11		62	54	5	9	1	1	2	7	7	10	2	.167	.262	.333	.596		.00	0.00%

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