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Chris Welsh
Christopher Charles Welsh
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 14, 1955 in Wilmington, DE
School: University of South Florida
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 21st round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1981
Final Game: October 5, 1986
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1981 26 SDP NL 6 7 .462 3.78 22 19 2 4 2 0 123.2 122 55 52 9 41 4 51 1 2 1 512 87 1.318 8.9 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.24
1982 27 SDP NL 8 8 .500 4.91 28 20 7 3 1 0 139.1 146 88 76 16 63 2 48 3 0 2 618 71 1.500 9.4 1.0 4.1 3.1 0.76
1983 28 TOT NL 0 2 .000 4.42 23 6 6 0 0 0 59.0 59 35 29 7 20 1 22 4 0 5 254 81 1.339 9.0 1.1 3.1 3.4 1.10
1983 28 SDP NL 0 1 .000 2.51 7 1 3 0 0 0 14.1 13 5 4 2 2 0 5 0 0 3 59 140 1.047 8.2 1.3 1.3 3.1 2.50
1983 28 MON NL 0 1 .000 5.04 16 5 3 0 0 0 44.2 46 30 25 5 18 1 17 4 0 2 195 71 1.433 9.3 1.0 3.6 3.4 0.94
1985 30 TEX AL 2 5 .286 4.13 25 6 4 0 0 0 76.1 101 40 35 11 25 3 31 4 0 5 351 103 1.651 11.9 1.3 2.9 3.7 1.24
1986 31 CIN NL 6 9 .400 4.78 24 24 0 1 0 0 139.1 163 79 74 9 40 4 40 3 0 5 598 81 1.457 10.5 0.6 2.6 2.6 1.00
5 Seasons 22 31 .415 4.45 122 75 19 8 3 0 537.2 591 297 266 52 189 14 192 15 2 18 2333 82 1.451 9.9 0.9 3.2 3.2 1.02
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .415 4.45 42 26 7 3 1 0 186 204 103 92 18 65 5 66 5 1 6 805 82 1.451 9.9 0.9 3.2 3.2 1.02
SDP (3 yrs) 14 16 .467 4.28 57 40 12 7 3 0 277.1 281 148 132 27 106 6 104 4 2 6 1189 79 1.395 9.1 0.9 3.4 3.4 0.98
TEX (1 yr) 2 5 .286 4.13 25 6 4 0 0 0 76.1 101 40 35 11 25 3 31 4 0 5 351 103 1.651 11.9 1.3 2.9 3.7 1.24
CIN (1 yr) 6 9 .400 4.78 24 24 0 1 0 0 139.1 163 79 74 9 40 4 40 3 0 5 598 81 1.457 10.5 0.6 2.6 2.6 1.00
MON (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.04 16 5 3 0 0 0 44.2 46 30 25 5 18 1 17 4 0 2 195 71 1.433 9.3 1.0 3.6 3.4 0.94
NL (4 yrs) 20 26 .435 4.51 97 69 15 8 3 0 461.1 490 257 231 41 164 11 161 11 2 13 1982 79 1.418 9.6 0.8 3.2 3.1 0.98
AL (1 yr) 2 5 .286 4.13 25 6 4 0 0 0 76.1 101 40 35 11 25 3 31 4 0 5 351 103 1.651 11.9 1.3 2.9 3.7 1.24

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 26 SDP NL 22 46 41 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .146 .186 .171 .357 5 7 0 0 3 0 0 1
1982 27 SDP NL 28 50 42 4 11 3 0 0 11 0 1 3 13 .262 .311 .333 .644 84 14 1 0 5 0 0 1
1983 28 TOT NL 23 19 18 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .222 .263 .222 .485 37 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
1983 28 SDP NL 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1983 28 MON NL 16 15 14 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .286 .333 .286 .619 75 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
1986 31 CIN NL 24 48 42 3 5 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 19 .119 .159 .238 .397 7 10 0 0 4 0 0 1
5 Seasons 97 163 143 11 26 6 0 1 18 1 1 8 51 .182 .225 .245 .470 33 35 2 0 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 272 239 18 43 10 0 2 30 2 2 13 85 .182 .225 .245 .470 33 58 3 0 20 0 0
SDP (3 yrs) 57 100 87 8 17 4 0 0 12 0 1 5 29 .195 .239 .241 .481 39 21 1 0 8 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 24 48 42 3 5 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 19 .119 .159 .238 .397 7 10 0 0 4 0 0
MON (1 yr) 16 15 14 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .286 .333 .286 .619 75 4 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 SDP NL 26 P 22 19 123.2 33 3 30 0 0 1.000 2.40 1.50 .958 1.97 0.68
1982 SDP NL 27 P 28 20 139.1 38 7 29 2 4 .947 2.33 1.29 .953 1.96 0.70
1983 TOT NL 28 P 23 6 59.0 20 3 15 2 2 .900 2.75 0.78 .950 1.92 0.68
1983 SDP NL 28 P 7 1 14.1 5 1 2 2 0 .600 1.88 0.43 .960 1.95 0.69
1983 MON NL 28 P 16 5 44.2 15 2 13 0 2 1.000 3.02 0.94 .947 1.91 0.68
1985 TEX AL 30 P 25 6 76.1 11 1 10 0 1 1.000 1.30 0.44 .955 1.86 0.70
1986 CIN NL 31 P 24 24 139.1 30 7 23 0 1 1.000 1.94 1.25 .953 1.94 0.66
5 Seasons P 122 75 537.2 132 21 107 4 8 .970 2.14 1.05 .954 1.94 0.69
5 Seasons TOT 122 75 537.2 132 21 107 4 8 .970 2.14 1.05 .923 1.94 0.69

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Shutouts s c a p y
1981 NL--2--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 21st round of the 1977 amateur draft.

March 31, 1981: Traded by the New York Yankees with Ruppert Jones, Joe Lefebvre and Tim Lollar to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Mumphrey and John Pacella.

May 4, 1983: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the San Diego Padres.

November 7, 1984: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Texas Rangers for Dave Hostetler.

November 9, 1985: Released by the Texas Rangers.

April 4, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

November 11, 1986: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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Salaries

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1986Cincinnati Reds$80,000
Career (may be incomplete)$80,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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