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)

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

Pronunciation: \WELL-eye\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

793

198

.250

115

RBI

OBP

.298

SLG

.323

OPS

.621

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1936	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		127	534	505	87	171	30	11	3	66	11	6	23	43					232			6
1936	22	-6.3	Albany	IL	AA	WSH	2
1936	22	-3.5	York/Trenton	NYPL	A		125	534	505	87	171	30	11	3	66	11	6	23	43	.339	.367	.459	.827	232			6
1937	23	-2.5	Trenton	NYPL	A	WSH	125	511	452	70	127	25	7	0	41	28	6	44	45	.281	.347	.367	.715	166		2	13
1938	24	-0.2	Trenton	EL	A	WSH	98	406	355	61	99	19	8	2	52	21	4	39	43	.279	.352	.394	.746	140		1	11
1939	25	0.2	Springfield	EL	A	WSH	24	95	93	10	25	7	0	0	13	4	2	2	10	.269	.284	.344	.628	32		0	0
1939	25	-2.7	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	63	219	201	23	55	11	2	1	33	13	2	13	20	.274	.318	.363	.681	73	2	0	5		0
1940	26	-1.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	88	239	215	31	55	9	0	3	21	8	7	19	20	.256	.322	.340	.662	73	4	2	3		0
1941	27	-1.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	49	102	96	16	20	4	0	0	5	3	1	6	16	.208	.255	.250	.505	24	4	0	0		0
1942	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	DET	135	520	462	82	142	19	4	11	58	30	7	50	40	.307		.437		202	17	2	6
1942	28	1.9	Buffalo	IL	AA	DET	130	514	456	81	141	18	4	11	57	30	7	50	40	.309	.380	.439	.819	200	17	2	6
1942	28	0.1	Kansas City	AA	AA	NYY	5		6	1	1	1	0	0	1	0				.167		.333		2
1943	29	0.3	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	93	299	281	45	68	16	1	0	15	12	5	15	17	.242	.280	.306	.586	86	5	0	3		0

1946	32	3.6	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	142	647	573	108	172	21	10	6	74	37		60	51	.300	.373	.403	.776	231	7	6	8
1947	33	4.6	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	151	584	516	82	137	17	9	5	74	26		60	30	.266	.343	.362	.706	187	15	1	7
1948	34	7.3	Toronto	IL	AAA	PHI	152	625	543	97	171	29	10	6	69	18		75	58	.315	.399	.438	.837	238		1	6
1949	35	7.4	Toronto	IL	AAA	PHI	103	387	357	53	110	21	3	7	37	15		27	24	.308	.358	.443	.801	158		1	2
1950	36		2 Teams	IL	AAA	BRO-PHI	127	465	426	59	125	24	3	10	82	13		31	38					185		2	6
1950	36	8.6	Toronto	IL	AAA	PHI	18
1950	36	8.6	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	109
1951	37	9.1	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	109	372	323	50	70	12	3	4	34	13		38	31	.217	.303	.310	.613	100		2	9
1952	38	9.9	Syracuse	IL	AAA		101	347	310	37	77	17	1	7	43	7		32	25	.248	.319	.377	.696	117		0	5
1953	39	10.8	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	57	144	131	11	28	4	0	0	8	1		11	14	.214	.280	.244	.524	32		1	1
1954	40	11.6	Havana	IL	AAA		5		5		0									.000

1956	42	20.7	Erie	PONY	D	WSH	35	73	66	5	17	3	1	0	9	1		6	2	.258	.315	.333	.648	22		0	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		293	859	793	115	198	40	3	4	74	36	15	53	73	.250	.298	.323	.621	256	15	2	11		0
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		1491	5250	4691	753	1346	224	67	51	578	212	25	467	416					1857		17	74	1
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1784	6109	5484	868	1544	264	70	55	652	248	40	520	489					2113		19	85	1	0

AAA (9 seasons)					Minors		947	3111	2758	438	765	121	36	35	339	117		303	233					1063		12	38
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		137	520	462	82	142	19	4	11	58	30	7	50	40					202		2	6
A (4 seasons)					Minors		372	1546	1405	228	422	81	26	5	172	64	18	108	141	.300	.352	.406	.757	570		3	30
D (1 season)					Minors		35	73	66	5	17	3	1	0	9	1		6	2	.258	.315	.333	.648	22		0	0	1