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Name	Team	Age
Fred Welch	Retired (1961, Age 36)	Died (2000, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32 (1950)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League	0	4 years (57 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	8/16/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
B+ (75.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1955	PIT	2	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.167	.167	.167
1956	PIT	7	12	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.167	.167	.167
1957	PIT	88	146	22	41	8	3	2	15	12	30	4	3	3	.751	.333	.418	.281
1958	PIT	136	475	56	121	24	3	5	66	34	94	17	6	18	.655	.305	.349	.255
1959	PIT	135	500	62	125	17	1	13	59	64	88	13	7	20	.699	.333	.366	.250
1960	PIT	130	490	50	120	12	2	8	56	35	95	14	8	23	.624	.297	.327	.245
1961	PIT	3	10	0	3	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	.864	.364	.500	.300
Total		501	1639	192	413	63	9	28	200	146	312	48	24	64	.666	.313	.353	.252

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1961-11-01	Fred Welch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1961-04-04	The Pittsburgh Rotties have promoted Walter Stone to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rotties have promoted Alan East to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rotties have waived Joe Slade. The Pittsburgh Rotties have waived Fred Welch.
1956-04-15	Fred Welch of the Pittsburgh Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1955-08-29	The Pittsburgh Rotties have promoted Fred Welch to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rotties have sent Gene Redus to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Pittsburgh Emperors have promoted Bill Sutko to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Emperors have promoted Bill Goulait to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Emperors have promoted Walt Carey to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Emperors have promoted Rex Clark to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Emperors have promoted Bruce Worthington to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Emperors have sent Fred Bochtler to the minors. The Pittsburgh Emperors have sent George Kahl to the minors. The Pittsburgh Emperors have sent Fred Welch to the minors. The Pittsburgh Emperors have sent Andy Martinez to the minors. The Pittsburgh Emperors have sent Tommy Washington to the minors.