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Name Team Age
W C Wellness Retired (1968, Age 38) 50
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)		 CF R/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Wilbur Wood League 0 16 years (156 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 11/14/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 3 6
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (97.3 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1951 AHP 7 32 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 .156 .062 .094 .062
1951 HHP 12 49 12 3 0 0 3 3 11 .595 .288 .306 .245
1951 LHP 7 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 .467 .200 .267 .200
1951 RHP 16 66 11 3 0 0 4 3 15 .415 .203 .212 .167
1952 AHP 73 284 59 2 2 10 29 23 69 .602 .267 .335 .208
1952 HHP 73 285 74 8 3 12 42 16 67 .733 .298 .435 .260
1952 LHP 58 127 28 2 0 7 15 7 30 .663 .261 .402 .220
1952 RHP 134 442 105 8 5 15 56 32 106 .669 .289 .380 .238
1953 AHP 73 293 71 7 3 8 46 19 69 .657 .288 .369 .242
1953 HHP 73 284 72 10 1 11 39 14 68 .699 .287 .412 .254
1953 LHP 54 117 30 4 0 7 20 8 24 .772 .302 .470 .256
1953 RHP 133 460 113 13 4 12 65 25 113 .653 .284 .370 .246
1954 AHP 74 284 61 8 4 12 29 27 80 .681 .283 .398 .215
1954 HHP 72 267 61 13 1 14 46 20 56 .727 .285 .442 .228
1954 LHP 50 86 15 3 0 3 8 11 30 .582 .268 .314 .174
1954 RHP 139 465 107 18 5 23 67 36 106 .726 .287 .439 .230
1955 AHP 66 250 65 7 1 12 33 15 54 .743 .303 .440 .260
1955 HHP 68 253 72 14 2 12 40 17 55 .825 .327 .498 .285
1955 LHP 45 71 17 3 0 4 9 4 16 .731 .280 .451 .239
1955 RHP 127 432 120 18 3 20 64 28 93 .793 .321 .472 .278
1956 AHP 74 279 66 13 0 10 40 23 65 .685 .295 .391 .237
1956 HHP 72 263 72 12 2 11 39 20 55 .784 .324 .460 .274
1956 LHP 47 100 34 5 0 5 17 5 23 .911 .371 .540 .340
1956 RHP 136 442 104 20 2 16 62 38 97 .693 .295 .398 .235
1957 AHP 70 268 74 14 4 11 37 15 63 .795 .313 .481 .276
1957 HHP 76 286 87 7 6 11 41 21 50 .839 .353 .486 .304
1957 LHP 54 114 36 5 3 3 21 10 24 .862 .371 .491 .316
1957 RHP 133 440 125 16 7 19 57 26 89 .806 .324 .482 .284
1958 AHP 65 261 76 12 6 15 42 19 52 .891 .336 .556 .291
1958 HHP 64 248 65 8 1 13 40 21 53 .778 .319 .460 .262
1958 LHP 57 125 30 3 2 9 25 8 21 .796 .284 .512 .240
1958 RHP 116 384 111 17 5 19 57 32 84 .849 .341 .508 .289
1959 AHP 73 281 74 14 2 11 40 28 62 .776 .331 .445 .263
1959 HHP 73 258 73 15 5 6 42 26 54 .799 .349 .450 .283
1959 LHP 63 155 48 5 4 4 27 15 32 .839 .368 .471 .310
1959 RHP 128 384 99 24 3 13 55 39 84 .766 .329 .438 .258
1960 AHP 73 284 76 17 4 13 44 32 68 .838 .345 .493 .268
1960 HHP 73 260 81 9 2 16 44 22 55 .913 .367 .546 .312
1960 LHP 55 120 25 1 0 3 12 14 31 .588 .296 .292 .208
1960 RHP 136 424 132 25 6 26 76 40 92 .955 .372 .583 .311
1961 AHP 73 265 63 10 3 10 38 21 55 .707 .296 .411 .238
1961 HHP 68 219 65 9 2 12 48 25 48 .890 .369 .521 .297
1961 LHP 51 113 29 5 1 6 18 6 25 .775 .298 .478 .257
1961 RHP 130 371 99 14 4 16 68 40 78 .794 .339 .456 .267
1962 AHP 72 288 72 9 2 16 48 22 68 .775 .313 .462 .250
1962 HHP 76 281 91 15 4 13 52 23 64 .924 .379 .544 .324
1962 LHP 72 160 43 8 2 9 27 18 49 .862 .350 .512 .269
1962 RHP 126 409 120 16 4 20 73 27 83 .843 .344 .499 .293
1963 AHP 76 271 73 19 1 11 53 17 60 .785 .316 .469 .269
1963 HHP 73 239 72 9 4 12 45 22 48 .884 .361 .523 .301
1963 LHP 73 149 51 10 3 7 34 14 32 .993 .402 .591 .342
1963 RHP 133 361 94 18 2 16 64 25 76 .765 .310 .454 .260
1964 AHP 49 127 27 2 2 6 21 14 28 .692 .291 .402 .213
1964 HHP 43 117 43 8 3 9 34 14 23 1.153 .435 .718 .368
1964 LHP 43 96 29 3 2 6 21 8 21 .918 .356 .562 .302
1964 RHP 76 148 41 7 3 9 34 20 30 .910 .363 .547 .277
1965 AHP 62 144 41 6 1 4 18 5 26 .728 .305 .424 .285
1965 HHP 66 136 31 5 2 4 18 15 23 .687 .305 .382 .228
1965 LHP 60 132 31 1 2 4 14 9 30 .645 .282 .364 .235
1965 RHP 90 148 41 10 1 4 22 11 19 .764 .325 .439 .277
1966 AHP 68 130 25 6 1 2 22 8 36 .536 .236 .300 .192
1966 HHP 62 131 41 6 2 7 30 13 21 .924 .374 .550 .313
1966 LHP 69 146 32 9 0 4 22 14 42 .650 .287 .363 .219
1966 RHP 83 115 34 3 3 5 30 7 15 .838 .333 .504 .296
1967 AHP 63 160 49 9 2 8 32 15 31 .903 .366 .537 .306
1967 HHP 64 152 35 5 0 7 17 12 41 .692 .291 .401 .230
1967 LHP 70 179 45 6 1 9 24 16 47 .760 .313 .447 .251
1967 RHP 89 133 39 8 1 6 25 11 25 .855 .352 .504 .293
1968 AHP 18 61 13 2 0 2 8 2 18 .582 .238 .344 .213
1968 HHP 31 109 17 2 0 3 8 7 30 .471 .214 .257 .156
1968 LHP 22 54 12 1 0 2 8 2 16 .602 .250 .352 .222
1968 RHP 38 116 18 3 0 3 8 7 32 .468 .210 .259 .155
Total AHP 1129 3962 987 158 38 161 581 305 914 .734 .304 .430 .249
Total HHP 1139 3837 1064 158 40 173 628 311 822 .807 .332 .475 .277
Total LHP 950 2059 538 75 20 92 322 169 499 .769 .318 .451 .261
Total RHP 1963 5740 1513 241 58 242 887 447 1237 .770 .318 .452 .264
Total 2268 7799 2051 316 78 334 1209 616 1736 .770 .318 .452 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01 W C Wellness has retired from the Cincinnati Ironmen
1968-04-11Trade #1150355 has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Cincinnati Ironmen. The Cincinnati Ironmen receive W C Wellness, Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 MON (Del Theobald) from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Andy Simon.
1967-06-03The Montreal Expos have removed W C Wellness from the trade block.
1965-08-13The Montreal Expos have placed W C Wellness on the trade block.
1964-07-31 W C Wellness of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1964-05-20 W C Wellness of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1962-05-02A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Eddie Pineiro from the Montreal Expos in exchange for W C Wellness. Protest This Trade.
1962-04-16The New York Yankees have placed W C Wellness on the trade block.
1959-04-29The New York Yankees have renamed W C Wells. to W C Wellness.
1959-04-29The New York Yankees have renamed Big Bill Backer Jr. to W C Wells..
1958-09-10 Big Bill Backer Jr. of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1955-06-12 Big Bill Backer Jr. of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1953-04-29The New York Yankees have renamed Marty McAleer to Big Bill Backer Jr..
1951-09-30The New York Yankees have promoted Marty McAleer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Wally Westrum for assignment.
1951-08-26The New York Yankees have promoted Leon Woehr to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Marty McAleer to the minors.
1951-08-06The New York Yankees have promoted Marty McAleer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Leon Woehr for assignment.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Stan Lancellotti to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Lena Dunn to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jeff Glenn to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Marty McAleer to the minors.