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Name	Team	Age
Bill Welch	Retired (1976, Age 36)	Died (2020, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 64 (1963)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	5 years (45 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
62	88	56
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
81	94	55
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
28	41	51
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	2	18
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
10	45	49
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
48	0	7/4/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1965	FLA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	FLA	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967	FLA	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	FLA	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	FLA	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	FLA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1976-11-01	Bill Welch has retired from the Florida Kings
1976-09-02	The Florida Kings have designated Bill Welch for assignment.
1976-08-16	The Florida Kings have promoted Bill Welch to the major league team. The Florida Kings have promoted Bill Hertweck to the major league team.
1976-05-13	The Florida Kings have designated Bill Welch for assignment.
1974-04-09	The Florida Kings have promoted Bill Welch to the major league team.
1968-04-01	The Florida Kings have promoted Al Johns to the major league team. The Florida Kings have sent Bill Welch to the minors.
1965-04-01	The Florida Kings have promoted Bill Welch to the major league team. The Florida Kings have promoted Ed Flair to the major league team. The Florida Kings have sent Jim Lee to the minors. The Florida Kings have designated Lou Fried for assignment.