Bob Welch Stats & Facts

Bob Welch Stats & Facts

  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Bob Welch Position: Pitcher Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg) Born: November 3, 1956 in Detroit, MI Died: June 9, 2014  in Seal Beach, CA Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hazel Park HS (Hazel Park, MI) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (20th) of the…

The Rangers win their first World Series game in franchise history

The Rangers win their first World Series game in franchise history

The Rangers win their first World Series game in franchise history, defeating the Giants at the Ballpark in Arlington, 4-2. The Game 3 victory is also the first by any Texas team in the Fall Classic, snapping a Lone Star State losing streak of six games which started in 2005 when the White Sox swept the Astros.

A’s hurler Bob Welch (27-6, 2.95, 127) wins the AL Cy Young Award. The 34 year-old right-hander’s 27 wins are the most victories in the majors since 1972 when Steve Carlton won that many for the last-place Phillies.

A’s hurler Bob Welch (27-6, 2.95, 127) wins the AL Cy Young Award. The 34 year-old right-hander’s 27 wins are the most victories in the majors since 1972 when Steve Carlton won that many for the last-place Phillies.

In the completion of a game suspended the previous day after 17 innings, the Dodgers beat the Cubs, 2 – 1 in 21 innings

In the completion of a game suspended the previous day after 17 innings, the Dodgers beat the Cubs, 2 – 1 in 21 innings

In the completion of a game suspended the previous day after 17 innings, the Dodgers beat the Cubs, 2 – 1 in 21 innings despite running out of position players and having to use pitchers Fernando Valenzuela and Bob Welch in the outfield. Jerry Reuss pitches the final four innings for the win, then starts the regularly-scheduled game and wins again, 7 – 4.