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Name	Team	Age
Johnny Welch	Retired (1979, Age 36)	Died (2009, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1968)	3B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League	0	8 years (66 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	D+	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	7/4/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (98.0 %)	A  (85.6 %)	C  (42.4 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1968	CIN	18	19	3	5	2	0	0	2	2	3	2	0	0	.702	.333	.368	.263
1972	NYN	123	363	32	97	15	3	8	40	36	44	6	2	7	.723	.332	.391	.267
1973	NYN	128	380	34	102	17	4	3	37	39	42	7	3	7	.694	.336	.358	.268
1974	NYN	98	180	20	44	7	1	1	15	27	37	5	1	3	.657	.346	.311	.244
1975	NYN	84	206	26	51	13	1	2	16	28	33	2	0	2	.697	.347	.350	.248
1976	NYN	64	131	13	38	9	0	0	12	12	21	4	0	3	.713	.354	.359	.290
1977	NYN	85	209	31	69	11	4	4	30	21	29	7	2	6	.872	.394	.478	.330
1978	NYN	65	167	17	42	4	1	3	14	25	23	4	0	3	.692	.351	.341	.251
1979	NYN	11	37	5	10	5	0	0	1	4	10	0	0	1	.747	.341	.405	.270
Total		676	1692	181	458	83	14	21	167	194	242	37	8	32	.721	.348	.374	.271

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Johnny Welch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-10-18	The New York Barnstormers have promoted Khajit Patel to the major league team. The New York Barnstormers have promoted Jonathan Barnes to the major league team. The New York Barnstormers have designated Johnny Welch for assignment. The New York Barnstormers have designated Bob Watson for assignment.
1978-08-29	Johnny Welch of the New York Barnstormers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1976-05-17	Johnny Welch of the New York Barnstormers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1972-04-20	A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Cincinnati Red Spiders. The Cincinnati Red Spiders receive Dallas Rayford, Andy Cecil, Tom Urban from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Johnny Welch, Moose Carpenter, Phil Coveleski, Draft Pick - 1975 Round 1 (CIN).
1972-04-01	The Cincinnati Red Spiders have sent Johnny Welch down to the minors.
1972-03-25	The Cincinnati Red Spiders have promoted Johnny Welch to the major league team.
1970-04-06	The Cincinnati Red Spiders have sent Johnny Welch to the minors.
1970-04-06	The Cincinnati Red Spiders have promoted Johnny Welch to the major league team.
1968-10-01	The Cincinnati Red Spiders have promoted Loren Aurilia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Spiders have sent Johnny Welch to the minors.
1968-07-05	The Cincinnati Red Spiders have promoted Johnny Welch to the major league team.