C Benny Welch #12
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
C BENNY WELCH #12 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/13/1931
Born in:Hillside, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 7th Pick in Round 4
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Dubuque - R 18 54 126 27 4 0 2 15 14 10 1 0 34 0 0 .214 .277 .294 .571 47 38 -0.3
1950 Dubuque - R 19 14 21 8 2 0 2 6 5 8 0 1 8 1 0 .381 .533 .762 1.295 226 198 0.5
1950 Mobile - A 19 24 29 6 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .207 .303 .241 .544 47 16 -0.2
1951 Dubuque - R 20 25 95 24 3 0 9 25 16 16 1 1 43 0 0 .253 .363 .568 .931 119 105 0.6
1951 Mobile - A 20 32 91 22 5 0 1 10 3 10 1 0 18 0 0 .242 .324 .330 .653 69 66 0.1
1952 Dubuque - R 21 38 38 11 2 0 2 9 8 12 0 0 15 0 0 .289 .460 .500 .960 134 144 0.4
1952 Mobile - A 21 17 50 13 2 0 0 3 5 8 0 1 9 0 0 .260 .356 .300 .656 72 74 0.1
1953 Mobile - A 22 44 113 33 6 0 3 12 12 16 0 1 20 0 0 .292 .377 .425 .802 112 106 0.8
1954 Mobile - A 23 41 121 26 5 0 3 19 8 16 0 2 17 0 0 .215 .302 .331 .633 69 56 -0.1
1955 Mobile - A 24 13 19 4 1 0 0 3 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 .211 .385 .263 .648 75 90 0.1
1955 Evansville - A 24 53 163 49 8 1 3 29 24 29 0 3 23 0 0 .301 .400 .417 .817 116 120 1.4
1956 Evansville - A 25 65 117 37 5 1 3 20 18 27 6 2 10 0 0 .316 .461 .453 .914 147 161 1.3
1957 Mobile - A 26 6 16 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .333 .312 .646 72 73 0.0
1957 Evansville - A 26 72 226 63 5 3 9 41 31 38 5 1 27 0 0 .279 .393 .447 .839 122 127 2.3
1958 Memphis - AA 27 47 114 26 1 0 8 29 13 6 4 0 25 0 0 .228 .290 .447 .738 106 102 0.8
1959 Memphis - AA 28 56 114 28 5 0 3 13 12 8 4 0 20 0 0 .246 .317 .368 .686 90 85 0.3
1960 Memphis - AA 29 54 110 33 2 0 1 13 9 10 2 0 8 0 0 .300 .369 .345 .714 95 97 0.5
1961 Memphis - AA 30 46 98 24 5 0 1 12 9 16 0 1 14 0 0 .245 .348 .327 .674 87 72 0.2
1962 Memphis - AA 31 39 92 19 1 0 1 8 8 13 0 3 16 0 0 .207 .296 .250 .546 51 51 0.0
1963 Memphis - AA 32 45 95 15 1 0 1 5 8 15 6 0 17 0 0 .158 .310 .200 .510 44 55 0.3
1964 Memphis - AA 33 37 83 20 1 0 3 11 10 19 3 3 13 0 0 .241 .389 .361 .750 105 101 0.6
Total DIX 324 706 165 16 0 18 91 69 87 19 7 113 0 0 .234 .331 .333 .664 83 81
Total HL 190 506 149 18 5 15 90 73 94 11 6 60 0 0 .294 .412 .439 .850 126 133
Total SEL 177 439 108 21 0 7 48 34 60 3 5 73 0 0 .246 .337 .342 .679 79 72
Total UMVA 131 280 70 11 0 15 55 43 46 2 2 100 1 0 .250 .358 .450 .808 101 91
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Dubuque - R C 28 27 272 22 0 294 0 1.000 238.1 11.10 +0.7 1.034 3 18 7 38.9
1949 Dubuque - R 1B 1 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 4.0 15.75 +0.5 2.117
1950 Mobile - A C 10 5 34 1 0 35 0 1.000 55.0 5.73 +0.1 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1950 Dubuque - R C 6 4 55 0 0 55 0 1.000 39.1 12.58 +0.2 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1951 Mobile - A C 25 25 152 11 3 164 1 .994 211.2 6.93 -0.3 .994 2 11 3 27.3
1951 Dubuque - R C 24 24 312 21 1 334 1 .997 211.1 14.18 +1.2 1.685 4 23 10 43.5
1952 Mobile - A C 11 11 67 7 0 74 0 1.000 98.2 6.75 -0.1 .907 0 2 0 0.0
1952 Dubuque - R C 2 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1952 Dubuque - R SS 3 3 8 5 2 14 1 .929 24.0 4.88 -0.1 .828
1953 Mobile - A C 28 27 203 8 0 212 1 .995 242.1 7.84 +0.9 .970 2 7 6 85.7
1953 Mobile - A 1B 5 1 19 0 1 19 0 1.000 14.2 11.66 +0.1 1.031
1953 Mobile - A SS 1 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 9.0 6.00 -0.3 .831
1954 Mobile - A C 37 34 230 16 1 251 5 .980 299.1 7.40 -0.7 .768 3 18 5 27.8
1954 Mobile - A 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1955 Evansville - A C 48 41 298 34 3 334 2 .994 386.2 7.73 +0.6 1.016 3 19 8 42.1
1955 Mobile - A C 6 3 32 0 1 32 0 1.000 34.2 8.31 +0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1955 Evansville - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1955 Mobile - A 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Evansville - A C 26 20 128 11 2 140 1 .993 184.0 6.80 -0.5 .736 1 13 4 30.8
1956 Evansville - A 1B 3 0 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 8.0 13.50 +0.1 1.021
1956 Evansville - A SS 6 4 11 11 5 26 4 .846 42.0 4.71 -3.7 .650
1957 Evansville - A C 58 55 344 34 3 380 2 .995 495.0 6.87 +2.0 1.120 3 29 14 48.3
1957 Mobile - A C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1957 Evansville - A 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.048
1957 Mobile - A 1B 3 3 29 3 2 32 0 1.000 26.0 11.08 +0.2 1.033
1957 Evansville - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Memphis - AA C 29 25 174 18 2 194 2 .990 232.2 7.43 +1.3 1.000 2 11 7 63.6
1958 Memphis - AA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 1.027
1959 Memphis - AA C 32 23 193 21 4 216 2 .991 232.1 8.29 +0.5 1.154 0 14 4 28.6
1959 Memphis - AA SS 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 3.1 2.70 -0.8 .359
1960 Memphis - AA C 38 24 162 11 1 174 1 .994 237.2 6.55 -0.4 .926 3 17 6 35.3
1961 Memphis - AA C 35 25 158 14 1 174 2 .989 234.2 6.60 +0.4 .938 1 21 9 42.9
1961 Memphis - AA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Memphis - AA C 34 27 172 27 6 201 2 .990 245.0 7.31 +1.2 .875 0 26 12 46.2
1963 Memphis - AA C 38 24 176 27 2 205 2 .990 244.2 7.47 +2.9 1.490 1 21 14 66.7
1964 Memphis - AA C 26 24 164 19 1 184 1 .995 211.2 7.78 +0.8 1.105 2 21 12 57.1
TOTAL C 542 448 3333 302 31 3660 25 .993 4141.0 7.90 +10.9 1.045 30 273 121 44.3
TOTAL 1B 18 4 73 5 3 78 0 1.000 62.2 11.20 +1.0 1.089
TOTAL SS 11 8 22 20 7 50 8 .840 78.1 4.83 -4.9 .690
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 55th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Middletown (Middletown; Middletown, PA).
06/29/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $3,300.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Mobile Monarchs!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Evansville Hawks!
05/02/1956 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for one week.
09/24/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Evansville Hawks!
05/13/1957 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
08/06/1957 Released by the Montreal organization.
04/02/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization.
04/18/1958 Released by the Seattle Thunderbirds.
04/23/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
11/24/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
07/25/1960 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/15/1962 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
04/01/1965 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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