#68 Johnny Welaj, Rightfield, 32 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Monday, 10/23/1946 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Welaj
5/27/1914 32 USA,PA,MOSS CREEK 6"0 164
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average GREAT 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 1946 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 34 Days (550 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 34 Days (550 total Days) 7 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 7 7 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 8 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 4 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 9 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | PIT | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/15 | PIT | W 11-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/16 | PHI | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/17 | PHI | W 12-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | W 10-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | @NYN | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | CHC | L 6-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | CHC | L 4-15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | STL | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @PHI | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 95 | 226 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 17 | 23 | .283 | .337 | .367 | .705 | .591 | .084 |
Projected | 95 | 226 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 17 | 23 | .283 | .337 | .367 | .705 | .591 | .084 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 53 | 247 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 27.9 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 186 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .335 | .349 | .684 |
vs. RHP | 40 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .325 | .349 | .450 | .799 |
Close/Late | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .387 | .412 | .581 | .992 |
Scoring Position | 62 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .246 | .323 | .569 |
Pinch Hitting | 35 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .314 | .333 | .457 | .790 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 50 | 117 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | .256 | .310 | .325 | .635 |
Road | 45 | 109 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 12 | .312 | .364 | .413 | .777 |
March/April | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 |
May | 15 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .286 | .333 | .314 | .648 |
June | 19 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .302 | .405 | .707 |
July | 18 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .310 | .356 | .429 | .784 |
August | 17 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .341 | .378 | .463 | .841 |
Sept/Oct | 13 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .250 | .341 | .333 | .675 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1943 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | BSN |
1944 | 23 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .368 | .388 | .756 | BSN |
1945 | 43 | 123 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .260 | .350 | .390 | .740 | BSN |
1946 | 95 | 226 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .283 | .337 | .367 | .705 | BSN |
Total | 163 | 402 | 110 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 55 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 7 | .274 | .345 | .376 | .720 | |
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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 |
1939, AA | 138 | 593 | 150 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 69 | 31 | 66 | 8 | 6 | .253 | .285 | .386 | .671 |
1940, AA | 137 | 529 | 134 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 61 | 61 | 79 | 71 | 9 | 3 | .253 | .347 | .386 | .733 |
1941, AA | 138 | 550 | 163 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 71 | 62 | 62 | 10 | 4 | .296 | .364 | .422 | .786 |
1942, AA | 137 | 556 | 162 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 87 | 98 | 50 | 46 | 9 | 1 | .291 | .346 | .484 | .830 |
1943, AAA | 133 | 462 | 150 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 73 | 35 | 45 | 6 | 1 | .325 | .366 | .487 | .853 |
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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 |
1943 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 54 | 53 | 534 | 37 | 51 | 575 | 4 | .993 | 447.2 | 11.56 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.1 | 4.82 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 70th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1939... Injured on 8/15/1939 with a Bruised Heel, out for 3 days... Injured on 6/4/1942 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week... Had first career hit on 9/19/1943, off Rube Melton (STL)... Injured on 3/9/1945 with a Broken Skull, out for 9 weeks... Hit first career homerun on 7/9/1945, off Harry Brecheen (PIT)...
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