Frank Welch

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: August 10, 1897 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: July 25, 1957 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

Debut: September 9, 1919 (Age 22-030d, 4,793rd in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 13, 1927 (Age 30-003d)
vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: Frank Tiguer Welch

Nicknames: Bugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

2310

634

.275

310

RBI

295

OBP

.350

SLG

.398

OPS

.748

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHA		WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 19	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
3	3	Apr 20	PHA		WSH	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	PHA		WSH	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 23	PHA		BOS	L,6-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	2	3	0
6	6	Apr 24	PHA		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 25	PHA		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 27	PHA	@	WSH	T,10-10	CG	59	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Apr 30	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	19 (6)	May 10	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	22 (2)	May 13	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-3	GF	25	5.2	0	0	0	0	0
15	23	May 14	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
16	24	May 16	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	25	May 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	26	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	27	May 19	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	28	May 20	PHA	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	29	May 21	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
22	30	May 22	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	31	May 24	PHA		NYY	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	32	May 25	PHA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	33	May 26	PHA		NYY	L,8-10	CG	57	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
26	34	May 28	PHA		BOS	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
27	35	May 29	PHA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	36	May 30 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	37	May 30 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	38	Jun 1 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	39	Jun 1 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	40	Jun 2 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	41	Jun 2 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	42	Jun 3	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	43	Jun 5	PHA		SLB	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	44	Jun 6	PHA		SLB	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
37	45	Jun 7	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	46	Jun 8	PHA		SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	2	5	0
39	47	Jun 9	PHA		DET	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
40	48	Jun 12	PHA		DET	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	49	Jun 13	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	50	Jun 14	PHA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
43	51	Jun 15	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	52	Jun 16	PHA		CLE	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	53	Jun 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	54	Jun 18	PHA		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
47	57 (2)	Jun 21	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	58	Jun 22	PHA		WSH	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	59	Jun 23	PHA		WSH	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	60	Jun 24	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	61	Jun 25	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	62	Jun 26	PHA		WSH	W,16-7	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	63	Jun 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	64	Jun 29	PHA	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	65	Jun 30	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	66	Jul 1	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	67	Jul 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	73 (5)	Jul 8	PHA	@	DET	W,7-5	GF	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	74	Jul 9	PHA	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	75	Jul 10	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
61	76	Jul 11	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	90 (13)	Jul 25	PHA		NYY	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
63	91	Jul 26	PHA		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	92	Jul 27	PHA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	95 (2)	Aug 1 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	98 (2)	Aug 4	PHA		DET	L,4-14	CG	0	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
67	99	Aug 6	PHA		CHW	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	100	Aug 7	PHA		CHW	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	101	Aug 8	PHA		CHW	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
70	102	Aug 9	PHA		CHW	W,21-5	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	103	Aug 11 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,5-9	CG	51	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	104	Aug 11 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	105	Aug 13 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	106	Aug 13 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
75	107	Aug 14	PHA	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
76	108	Aug 15	PHA	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	109	Aug 16	PHA	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	110	Aug 17	PHA	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	111	Aug 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
80	112	Aug 19	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-16	CG	51	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
81	113	Aug 22	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	50	13.0	3	1	0	4	0
82	114	Aug 23	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
83	115	Aug 24	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
84	116	Aug 25	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	117	Aug 26	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	118	Aug 27	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
87	119	Aug 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	122 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	53	13.0	3	1	0	4	1
89	123	Sep 3 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	124	Sep 4	PHA		NYY	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
91	125	Sep 5	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
92	126	Sep 6	PHA		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	127	Sep 7	PHA		BOS	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	128	Sep 9	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	129	Sep 13	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
96	130	Sep 15 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	131	Sep 15 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	132	Sep 17 (1)	PHA		DET	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	133	Sep 17 (2)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	134	Sep 18 (1)	PHA		DET	L,2-8	GS	24	4.0	0	0	1	1	0
101	135	Sep 18 (2)	PHA		DET	W,10-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	136	Sep 19 (1)	PHA		DET	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	137	Sep 19 (2)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	138	Sep 20	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	139	Sep 22 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
106	140	Sep 22 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	143 (2)	Sep 26 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	CG	52	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	145 (1)	Sep 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	146	Sep 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	147	Oct 1	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	148	Oct 2	PHA		WSH	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	149	Oct 3	PHA		WSH	W,12-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	150	Oct 4	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	151	Oct 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	152	Oct 6	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	153	Oct 7	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							116gm			251	14	10	275	4