Jimmy Welsh
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[edit] Biography
Jimmy Welsh (James Daniel Welsh) was born on October 9, 1902 in Denver, Colorado. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1925 for the Boston Braves. In 1925, his rookie year, he hit .312 with 7 home runs and 63 RBI. Welsh played for the Boston Braves and New York Giants over the course of his 6 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Jimmy Welsh's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1927, when he hit for a .288 average and knocked in 54 runs. However, others believe that it was 1925, when he hit for a .312 average and knocked in 63 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | BOS | N | 122 | 484 | 69 | 151 | 7 | 63 | .312 | .350 | .440 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | BOS | N | 134 | 490 | 69 | 136 | 3 | 57 | .278 | .333 | .378 | 18 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | BOS | N | 131 | 497 | 72 | 143 | 9 | 54 | .288 | .330 | .423 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NY | N | 124 | 476 | 77 | 146 | 9 | 54 | .307 | .357 | .431 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NY | N | 38 | 129 | 25 | 32 | 2 | 8 | .248 | .331 | .349 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | BOS | N | 53 | 186 | 24 | 54 | 2 | 16 | .290 | .350 | .441 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | TOT | N | 91 | 315 | 49 | 86 | 4 | 24 | .273 | .342 | .403 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | BOS | N | 113 | 422 | 51 | 116 | 3 | 36 | .275 | .327 | .389 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 715 | 2684 | 387 | 778 | 35 | 288 | .290 | .340 | .411 | 127 | 47 | 156 | 144 | 47 | 106 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1925 | BOS | N | OF | 116 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
| 1925 | BOS | N | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1926 | BOS | N | OF | 129 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1927 | BOS | N | OF | 129 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1927 | BOS | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1928 | NY | N | OF | 117 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1929 | NY | N | OF | 35 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .940 |
| 1929 | BOS | N | OF | 51 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1929 | TOT | N | OF | 86 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1929 | TOT | N | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1929 | TOT | N | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | BOS | N | OF | 110 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| Total | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | OF | 687 | 0 | 0 | 1756 | 100 | 55 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Boston Braves with Shanty Hogan to New York Giants in exchange for Rogers Hornsby (January 10, 1928).
- Traded by New York Giants to Boston Braves in exchange for Doc Farrell (June 14, 1929).
- Traded by Boston Braves with Bob Smith to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill McAfee and Wes Schulmerich (October 14, 1930).
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