#45 Frank "Bugger" Welch, Second Base, 28 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Sunday, 10/22/1925 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Frank Welch Bugger 8/10/1897 28 USA,AL,BIRMINGHAM 5"9 175
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1925 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 124 Days (468 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 6 Year(s)
1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 1 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 3 (Range), .932 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/26 | @BRO | L 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/28 | CIN | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
8/31 | @PIT | L 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @PHI | L 7-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/20 | CIN | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | CIN | L 2-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/28 | PHI | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/1 | @PHI | L 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @CHC | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/4 | BRO | L 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 108 | 325 | 87 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 24 | .268 | .305 | .372 | .678 | .573 | .105 |
Projected | 108 | 325 | 87 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 24 | .268 | .305 | .372 | .678 | .573 | .105 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 73 | 346 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 36.6 | 4.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 117 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .317 | .419 | .736 |
vs. RHP | 208 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .299 | .346 | .645 |
Close/Late | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .255 | .326 | .581 |
Scoring Position | 82 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .295 | .390 | .686 |
Pinch Hitting | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .314 | .419 | .734 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 54 | 153 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 16 | .242 | .263 | .333 | .596 |
Road | 54 | 172 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 8 | .291 | .339 | .407 | .746 |
March/April | 26 | 105 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | .257 | .301 | .390 | .691 |
May | 26 | 106 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | .283 | .306 | .349 | .655 |
June | 19 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .236 | .271 | .400 | .671 |
July | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .318 | .381 | .699 |
August | 16 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .310 | .375 | .345 | .720 |
Sept/Oct | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1923 | 102 | 391 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | .223 | .244 | .322 | .566 | STL |
1924 | 153 | 633 | 164 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 70 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .287 | .357 | .644 | STL |
1925 | 108 | 325 | 87 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .268 | .305 | .372 | .678 | STL |
Total | 363 | 1349 | 338 | 71 | 8 | 16 | 133 | 159 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 3 | 4 | .251 | .279 | .351 | .630 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1919, A | 113 | 426 | 110 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 56 | 57 | 32 | 72 | 4 | 10 | .258 | .301 | .479 | .780 |
1919, AA | 18 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .241 | .303 | .543 |
1920, AA | 135 | 509 | 126 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 61 | 63 | 43 | 63 | 4 | 6 | .248 | .305 | .440 | .745 |
1921, AAA | 134 | 509 | 137 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 71 | 32 | 78 | 10 | 5 | .269 | .308 | .420 | .728 |
1922, AA | 136 | 531 | 161 | 26 | 6 | 27 | 94 | 81 | 42 | 68 | 10 | 12 | .303 | .349 | .527 | .877 |
1923, AA | 54 | 220 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 5 | .332 | .383 | .559 | .942 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 17 | 16 | 135 | 14 | 14 | 152 | 3 | .980 | 142.2 | 9.59 | | | | |
Second Base | 55 | 55 | 142 | 202 | 30 | 359 | 15 | .958 | 471.1 | 6.86 | | | | |
Shortstop | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .875 | 18.0 | 4.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1919... Injured on 4/30/1920 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/1/1921 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... Had first career hit on 6/3/1923, off Frank Woodward (BSN)... Hit first career homerun on 6/7/1923, off Burleigh Grimes (PHI)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1923, hitting .393 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
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