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Name	Team	Age
Nolen Welch	Retired (1968, Age 33)	Died (2014, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 48 (1956)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League	0	5 years (89 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	F	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	12/2/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1956	C	C	B-	C+	D+	B-	C-
1957	C	C	B-	C+	D+	B-	C-
1958	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B-	C-
1959	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B-	C-
1960	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C
1961	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C
1962	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C
1963	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C
1964	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C
1965	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C
1966	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C
1967	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C
1968	C	C+	B-	C+	C-	B	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Nolen Welch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-04-01	The Cincinnati Red Spiders have waived Nolen Welch.
1966-04-21	The Cincinnati Red Spiders have acquired Nolen Welch from the waiver wire.
1961-04-01	The Chicago Oktoberfest have promoted Nolen Welch to the major league team. The Chicago Oktoberfest have designated Matt Klimkowski for assignment.
1961-04-01	The Chicago Oktoberfest have promoted Randy Larkin to the major league team. The Chicago Oktoberfest have promoted Rip Donovan to the major league team. The Chicago Oktoberfest have sent Nolen Welch to the minors. The Chicago Oktoberfest have sent Ed Smith to the minors.
1961-04-01	The Chicago Oktoberfest have promoted Nolen Welch to the major league team. The Chicago Oktoberfest have sent Dizzy Ferrara to the minors.
1961-04-01	The Chicago Oktoberfest have acquired Nolen Welch from the waiver wire.
1960-05-23	The New York Highlanders have waived Nolen Welch.
1958-09-26	The New York Highlanders have promoted Nolen Welch to the major league team.
1958-08-01	The New York Highlanders have promoted Barry Burnside to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Nolen Welch to the minors.
1956-05-02	The New York Highlanders have promoted Nolen Welch to the major league team.