C Benny Welch #14
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1957
C BENNY WELCH #14 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 226 63 5 3 9 41 38 27 .279 .393 .447 0 1.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/04/1957 PEO Win, 15-8 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/03/1957 GAR Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1957 GAR Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1957 GAR Loss, 4-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1957 GAR Win, 6-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
07/28/1957 @ PEO Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1957 CHA Win, 7-4 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/23/1957 @ CHT Win, 5-4 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
07/21/1957 @ ARL Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/1957 @ ARL Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/13/1931
Born in:Hillside, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 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
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1957 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 226 63 5 3 9 41 31 38 27 .279 .393 .447 .839 .397 .168 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 270 5 1 1 11 0 1 101 17 0 0 0.0 39.6 6.10 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 12 0 2 0 3 2 9 9 0 0 0 .240 .356 .320 .676
Versus Right   176 51 5 1 9 38 29 29 18 1 0 5 .290 .403 .483 .886
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   21 8 0 0 2 9 3 3 4 0 0 2 .381 .500 .667 1.167
May   93 30 1 1 5 17 18 20 7 0 0 1 .323 .447 .516 .963
June   73 16 3 1 2 11 7 9 12 1 0 1 .219 .310 .370 .679
July   23 7 1 1 0 4 2 6 3 0 0 0 .304 .448 .435 .883
August   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .176 .125 .301
Last Year   117 37 5 1 3 20 18 27 10 2 0 6 .316 .461 .453 .914
2 Years Ago   163 49 8 1 3 29 24 29 23 3 1 0 .301 .400 .417 .817
Career   506 149 18 5 15 90 73 94 60 6 1 11 .294 .412 .439 .850
Home   108 29 3 2 6 22 17 13 13 1 0 1 .269 .350 .500 .850
Road   118 34 2 1 3 19 14 25 14 0 0 4 .288 .429 .398 .827
Grass   226 63 5 3 9 41 31 38 27 1 0 5 .279 .393 .447 .839
Day   108 23 2 2 3 10 14 18 10 1 0 1 .213 .328 .352 .680
Night   118 40 3 1 6 31 17 20 17 0 0 4 .339 .451 .534 .985
As Starter   207 60 5 3 9 39 31 37 22 1 0 5 .290 .408 .473 .881
As Reliever / Substitution   19 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 .158 .200 .158 .358
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1957 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 16 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 .250 .333 .312 .646 .318 .062 73
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 1.8 4.14 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Versus Right   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   16 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .312 .646
2 Years Ago   19 4 1 0 0 3 0 4 2 1 0 2 .211 .385 .263 .648
Career   439 108 21 0 7 48 34 60 73 5 4 3 .246 .337 .342 .679
Home   8 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Road   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Grass   16 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .312 .646
Day   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Night   9 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
As Starter   13 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .308 .400 .385 .785
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1946 Total - 15 23 97 43 8 1 2 27 32 13 2 1 8 4 2 .443 .513 .608 1.122 100 100 1.7
1947 Total - 16 27 113 51 9 1 3 34 44 15 2 3 6 3 1 .451 .511 .628 1.140 100 100 2.0
1948 Total - 17 24 103 45 8 2 5 29 41 13 2 1 8 7 3 .437 .504 .699 1.203 100 100 2.0
1949 Total - 18 25 108 46 7 2 3 26 40 14 2 3 6 10 4 .426 .488 .611 1.099 100 100 1.7
1949 Dubuque - C 18 54 126 27 4 0 2 15 14 10 1 0 34 0 0 .214 .277 .294 .571 48 42 -0.4
1950 Dubuque - C 19 14 21 8 2 0 2 6 5 8 0 1 8 1 0 .381 .533 .762 1.295 226 194 0.4
1950 Mobile - B 19 24 29 6 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .207 .303 .241 .544 49 21 -0.1
1951 Dubuque - C 20 25 95 24 3 0 9 25 16 16 1 1 43 0 0 .253 .363 .568 .931 119 103 0.4
1951 Mobile - B 20 32 91 22 5 0 1 10 3 10 1 0 18 0 0 .242 .324 .330 .653 71 69 -0.1
1952 Dubuque - C 21 38 38 11 2 0 2 9 8 12 0 0 15 0 0 .289 .460 .500 .960 135 141 0.3
1952 Mobile - B 21 17 50 13 2 0 0 3 5 8 0 1 9 0 0 .260 .356 .300 .656 75 75 -0.0
1953 Mobile - B 22 44 113 33 6 0 3 12 12 16 0 1 20 0 0 .292 .377 .425 .802 114 105 0.5
1954 Mobile - B 23 41 121 26 5 0 3 19 8 16 0 2 17 0 0 .215 .302 .331 .633 70 59 -0.1
1955 Mobile - B 24 13 19 4 1 0 0 3 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 .211 .385 .263 .648 77 90 0.1
1955 Evansville - A 24 53 163 49 8 1 3 29 24 29 0 3 23 0 0 .301 .400 .417 .817 118 120 1.1
1956 Evansville - A 25 65 117 37 5 1 3 20 18 27 6 2 10 0 0 .316 .461 .453 .914 148 159 1.1
1957 Mobile - B 26 6 16 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .333 .312 .646 67 73 0.0
1957 Evansville - A 26 72 226 63 5 3 9 41 31 38 5 1 27 0 0 .279 .393 .447 .839 116 126 1.9
Total HL 190 506 149 18 5 15 90 73 94 11 6 60 0 0 .294 .412 .439 .850 124 132
Total SEL 177 439 108 21 0 7 48 34 60 3 5 73 0 0 .246 .337 .342 .679 81 74
Total UMVA 131 280 70 11 0 15 55 43 46 2 2 100 1 0 .250 .358 .450 .808 101 92
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 - C 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 - C 1B 1 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 4.0 15.75 +0.5 2.117
1950 Mobile - B C 10 5 34 1 0 35 0 1.000 55.0 5.73 +0.1 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1950 Dubuque - C C 6 4 55 0 0 55 0 1.000 39.1 12.58 +0.2 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1951 Mobile - B C 25 25 152 11 3 164 1 .994 211.2 6.93 -0.3 .994 2 11 3 27.3
1951 Dubuque - C C 24 24 312 21 1 334 1 .997 211.1 14.18 +1.2 1.685 4 23 10 43.5
1952 Mobile - B C 11 11 67 7 0 74 0 1.000 98.2 6.75 -0.1 .907 0 2 0 0.0
1952 Dubuque - C C 2 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1952 Dubuque - C SS 3 3 8 5 2 14 1 .929 24.0 4.88 -0.1 .828
1953 Mobile - B C 28 27 203 8 0 212 1 .995 242.1 7.84 +0.9 .970 2 7 6 85.7
1953 Mobile - B 1B 5 1 19 0 1 19 0 1.000 14.2 11.66 +0.1 1.031
1953 Mobile - B SS 1 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 9.0 6.00 -0.3 .831
1954 Mobile - B C 37 34 230 16 1 251 5 .980 299.1 7.40 -0.7 .768 3 18 5 27.8
1954 Mobile - B 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 - B 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 - B 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 - B 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 - B 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
TOTAL C 310 276 2134 165 14 2312 13 .994 2502.1 8.27 +4.3 1.032 21 142 57 40.1
TOTAL 1B 16 4 71 5 3 76 0 1.000 57.2 11.86 +1.0 1.093
TOTAL SS 10 8 21 20 7 47 6 .872 75.0 4.92 -4.1 .724
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.
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