Johnny Welaj

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 164lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: May 27, 1914 in Moss Creek, PA us

Died: September 13, 2003 in Arlington, TX

Buried: Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington, TX

High School: Bound Brook HS (Bound Brook, NJ)

Debut: May 2, 1939 (Age 24-340d, 6,988th in MLB history)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1943 (Age 29-123d)
vs. SLB 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: John Ludwig Welaj

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

AB

793

R

115

H

198

BA

.250

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.298

SLG

.323

OPS

.621

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
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	Pos	Awards
1936	22	WSH-min	A,AA	127	510	510		171	30	11	3						.335	.335	.455	.790		232					YOR,ALB · NYPL,IL
1937	23	WSH-min	A	125	452	452		127	25	7	0						.281	.281	.367	.648		166					TRE · NYPL
1938	24	WSH-min	A	98	355	355		99	19	8	2						.279	.279	.394	.673		140					TRE · EL
1939	25	WSH-min	A	24	93	93		25	7	0	0						.269	.269	.344	.613		32					SPF · EL
1939	25	WSH	AL	63	219	201	23	55	11	2	1	33	13	2	13	20	.274	.318	.363	.681	80	73	2	0	5	987
1940	26	WSH	AL	88	242	215	31	55	9	0	3	21	8	7	19	20	.256	.322	.340	.662	77	73	4	2	3	87/9
1941	27	WSH	AL	49	102	96	16	20	4	0	0	5	3	1	6	16	.208	.255	.250	.505	37	24	4	0	0	7/89

1942	28	DET-NYY-min	AA	135	520	462	82	142	19	4	11	58	30	7	50	40	.307	.377	.437	.815		202	17	2	6		BFL,KCY · IL,AA
1943	29	PHA	AL	93	299	281	45	68	16	1	0	15	12	5	15	17	.242	.280	.306	.586	72	86	5	0	3	987
1946	32	BOS-min	AAA	142	647	573	108	172	21	10	6	74	37		60	51	.300	.372	.403	.776		231	7	6	8		LOU · AA
1947	33	BOS-min	AAA	151	593	516	82	137	17	9	5	74	26		69	30	.266	.353	.362	.716		187	15	1	7		LOU · AA
1948	34	PHI-min	AAA	152	625	543	97	171	29	10	6	69	18		75	58	.315	.399	.438	.837		238		1	6		TTO · IL
1949	35	PHI-min	AAA	103	387	357	53	110	21	3	7	37	15		27	24	.308	.358	.443	.801		158		1	2		TTO · IL
1950	36	BRO-PHI-min	AAA	127	465	426	59	125	24	3	10	82	13		31	38	.293	.344	.434	.778		185		2	6		MTL,TTO · IL
1951	37	BRO-min	AAA	109	372	323	50	70	12	3	4	34	13		38	31	.217	.303	.310	.613		100		2	9		MTL · IL
1952	38	SYR	AAA	101	347	310	37	77	17	1	7	43	7		32	25	.248	.319	.377	.696		117		0	5		SYR · IL
1953	39	NYY-min	AAA	57	144	131	11	28	4	0	0	8	1		11	14	.214	.280	.244	.524		32		1	1		SYR · IL
1954	40	HAV	AAA	5	5	5		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0					HAV · IL
1956	42	WSH-min	D	35	66	66		17	3	1	0						.258	.258	.333	.591		22					ERI · PONY
4 Yrs				293	862	793	115	198	40	3	4	74	36	15	53	73	.250	.298	.323	.621	71	256	15	2	11
162 Game Avg.				162	477	438	64	109	22	2	2	41	20	8	29	40	.250	.298	.323	.621	71	142	8	1	6

WSH (3 yrs)				200	563	512	70	130	24	2	4	59	24	10	38	56	.254	.308	.332	.640	71	170	10	2	8
PHA (1 yr)				93	299	281	45	68	16	1	0	15	12	5	15	17	.242	.280	.306	.586	72	86	5	0	3

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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