Curt Welch Notable

b. February 10, 1862 · Toledo Blue Stockings 1884, St. Louis Browns 1885–1887, Philadelphia Athletics 1888–1890, Baltimore Orioles 1890–1892, Cincinnati Reds 1892, Louisville Colonels 1893

Curt Welch's 453 stolen bases are the 54th most in the game's history.

He played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884 and closing with the Louisville Colonels in 1893.

He stole 453 bases and scored 915 runs, with 1,152 hits and a .263 average. He finished with 16 home runs, 215 doubles and 66 triples. He went 0 and 0 with a 54.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1889, with 39. He played 1,075 games in the outfield, with 2,366 putouts and 185 errors.

He was born in Williamsport, OH, USA on February 10, 1862, and died on August 29, 1896. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1884	TOL	109	425	61	95	24	5	0	0	10	0	0	.224
1885	STL	112	432	84	117	18	8	3	69	23	0	0	.271
1886	STL	138	563	114	158	31	13	2	95	29	0	59	.281
1887	STL	131	544	98	151	32	7	3	108	25	21	89	.278
1888	PHA	136	549	125	155	22	8	1	61	33	37	95	.282
1889	PHA	125	516	134	140	39	6	0	39	67	30	66	.271
1890	BAL/PHA	122	464	116	115	25	4	2	45	58	0	72	.248
1891	BAL	132	514	122	138	22	10	3	55	77	42	50	.268
1892	BLN/CIN	88	331	56	75	1	5	2	29	43	17	21	.227
1893	LOU	14	47	5	8	1	0	0	2	16	4	1	.170
Career	—	1107	4385	915	1152	215	66	16	503	381	151	453	.263

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1890	PHA	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	6	6	0	1	54.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	6	6	0	1	54.00

On this day & linked events

1862

Born February 10, 1862

Williamsport, OH, USA

1896

Died August 29, 1896

1884

Major-league debut: Curt Welch

Curt Welch made a major-league debut on May 1, 1884.

1893

Final major-league game: Curt Welch

Curt Welch played a final major-league game on May 23, 1893.

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