1913
Born December 6, 1913
Atlanta, GA, USA
Roy Welmaker Notable
b. December 6, 1913 · Atlanta Black Crackers 1932, Homestead Grays 1936–1939, 1942, 1944–1945, Philadelphia Stars 1939–1940
Roy Welmaker played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1932 and closing with the Homestead Grays in 1945.
He went 40 and 22 with a 4.03 earned run average, pitching 526.7 innings in 85 games. He struck out 279, completed 39 of his 68 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 100 games he batted .247, with 55 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1937, with 1. He led the league in wins once, in 1945, with 12.
He was an All-Star in 1945.
He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on December 6, 1913, and died on February 3, 1998. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BCA | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1936 | HG | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1937 | HG | 9 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 |
| 1938 | HG | 9 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .533 |
| 1939 | HG/PS | 14 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .080 |
| 1940 | PS | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .375 |
| 1942 | HG | 21 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .170 |
| 1944 | HG | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| 1945 | HG | 16 | 53 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| Career | — | 100 | 223 | 29 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .247 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BCA | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6.63 |
| 1936 | HG | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 54.0 | 62 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 4.67 |
| 1937 | HG | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 39.0 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 2.31 |
| 1938 | HG | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 33.0 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4.09 |
| 1939 | HG/PS | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 55.2 | 74 | 41 | 25 | 33 | 6.63 |
| 1940 | PS | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 31.1 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 5.46 |
| 1942 | HG | 9 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 119.2 | 130 | 56 | 27 | 61 | 4.21 |
| 1944 | HG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39.1 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 3.20 |
| 1945 | HG | 12 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 135.2 | 124 | 39 | 38 | 80 | 2.59 |
| Career | — | 40 | 22 | 85 | 68 | 1 | 526.2 | 554 | 236 | 174 | 279 | 4.03 |
On this day & linked events
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