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Johnny Welaj
John Ludwig Welaj

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 164 lb.

Debut May 2, 1939
Final Game September 27, 1943
Born May 27, 1914 in Moss Creek, PA
Died September 13, 2003 in Arlington, TX

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 25 WSH AL  63  201   23   55  11  2   1   33  13  2  13  20  .274  .318  .363   79   73   5           0   2
 1940 26 WSH AL  88  215   31   55   9  0   3   21   8  7  19  20  .256  .322  .340   76   73   3           2   4
 1941 27 WSH AL  49   96   16   20   4  0   0    5   3  1   6  16  .208  .255  .250   37   24   0           0   4
 1943 29 PHA AL  93  281   45   68  16  1   0   15  12  5  15  17  .242  .280  .306   72   86   3           0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      293  793  115  198  40  3   4   74  36 15  53  73  .250  .298  .323   71  256  11   0   0   2  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        438   64  109  22  2   2   41  20  8  29  40  .250  .298  .323   71  142   6   0   0   1   8
 Career High     93  281   45   68  16  2   3   33  13  7  19  20  .242  .280  .306   72   86   5   0   0   2   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1939 25 WSH AL  219  155   25   4.3   107| .274  .277| .318  .351| .363  .410| .681  .762|  79  .423  -6.2  -0.6  86%
 1940 26 WSH AL  239  174   22   3.4   106| .256  .272| .322  .344| .340  .412| .662  .756|  76  .329  -7.0  -0.7  53%
 1941 27 WSH AL  102   81    6   2.0   102| .208  .269| .255  .345| .250  .397| .505  .742|  37  .169  -8.6  -0.8  75%
 1943 29 PHA AL  299  226   24   2.9    86| .242  .255| .280  .329| .306  .352| .586  .681|  72  .379 -10.4  -1.1  70%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       859  636   77   3.2    99| .250  .267| .298  .341| .323  .388| .621  .729|  71  .350 -32.2  -3.2  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1939 25 WSH AL OF 55 113 2 3 1 .975 .969 2.09 2.35 13 17 26 1940 26 WSH AL OF 53 132 1 3 0 .978 .970 2.51 2.32 15 35 3 1941 27 WSH AL OF 19 47 0 1 0 .979 .973 2.47 2.33 13 3 3 1943 29 PHA AL OF 72 187 3 8 0 .960 .977 2.64 2.39 15 27 32
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1939 25 WSH AL OF 55 113 2 3 1 .975 .969 2.09 2.35 13 17 26 1940 26 WSH AL OF 53 132 1 3 0 .978 .970 2.51 2.32 15 35 3 1941 27 WSH AL OF 19 47 0 1 0 .979 .973 2.47 2.33 13 3 3 1943 29 PHA AL OF 72 187 3 8 0 .960 .977 2.64 2.39 15 27 32
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 199 479 6 15 1 .970 .973 2.44 2.35 56 82 64 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 199 479 6 15 1 .970 .973 2.44 2.35
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Transactions 

December 13, 1941: Traded by the Washington Senators with Ken Chase to the Boston Red Sox for Stan Spence and Jack Wilson.

November 2, 1942: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Detroit Tigers in the 1942 rule 5 draft.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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