1897
Born August 10, 1897
Birmingham, AL, USA
Frank Welch Notable
Frank Welch divided nine seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1919, then the Boston Red Sox through 1927.
Across 738 games he batted .274, with 634 hits and 310 runs. He finished with 41 home runs, 100 doubles and 18 stolen bases.
He played 623 games in the outfield, with 1,216 putouts and 61 errors.
He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on August 10, 1897, and died on July 25, 1957. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | PHA | 15 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .167 |
| 1920 | PHA | 100 | 360 | 43 | 93 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 41 | 2 | .258 |
| 1921 | PHA | 115 | 403 | 48 | 115 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 43 | 6 | .285 |
| 1922 | PHA | 114 | 375 | 43 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 3 | .259 |
| 1923 | PHA | 125 | 421 | 56 | 125 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 48 | 40 | 1 | .297 |
| 1924 | PHA | 94 | 293 | 47 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 2 | .290 |
| 1925 | PHA | 85 | 202 | 40 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 2 | .277 |
| 1926 | PHA | 75 | 174 | 26 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 2 | .282 |
| 1927 | BOS | 15 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .179 |
| Career | — | 738 | 2310 | 310 | 634 | 100 | 31 | 41 | 295 | 250 | 225 | 18 | .274 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Died July 25, 1957
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