Mickey Welch

Michael Francis Welch Born as Michael Francis Walsh (July 4, 1859 – July 30, 1941), nicknamed "Smiling Mickey", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the third pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories. Welch was born in Brooklyn, New York, and played 13 seasons in the major leagues, three with the Troy Trojans, and 10 with the New York Gothams/Giants. He was very successful with an effective curveball, a change of pace, and a version of the screwball. During his 13 major league seasons, he posted 20 or more wins nine times, seven in succession.

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Mickey Welch.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1880	TRO	34-30	2.54	65	64	64	4	0	574	575	321	162	80	123
1881	TRO	21-18	2.67	40	40	40	4	0	368	371	186	109	78	104
1882	TRO	14-16	3.46	33	33	30	5	0	281	334	221	108	62	53
1883	NYG	25-23	2.73	54	52	46	4	0	426	431	271	129	66	144
1884	NYG	39-21	2.50	65	65	62	4	0	557	528	275	155	146	345
1885	NYG	44-11	1.66	56	55	55	7	1	492	372	170	91	131	258
1886	NYG	33-22	2.99	59	59	56	1	0	500	514	279	166	163	272
1887	NYG	22-15	3.36	41	40	39	2	0	346	339	191	129	91	115
1888	NYG	26-19	1.93	47	47	47	5	0	425	328	156	91	108	167
1889	NYG	27-12	3.02	45	41	39	3	2	375	340	196	126	149	125
1890	NYG	17-14	2.99	37	37	33	2	0	292	268	145	97	122	97
1891	NYG	5-9	4.28	22	15	14	0	1	160	177	136	76	97	46
1892	NYG	0-0	14.40	1	1	0	0	0	5	11	9	8	4	1
Career		307-210	-	565	549	525	41	4	-	4588	2556	1447	1297	1850

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Major League fielding statistics for Mickey Welch.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1880	TRO	66	-	36	86	23	4	0.841
1881	TRO	40	-	20	39	7	3	0.894
1882	TRO	38	-	15	46	11	4	0.847
1883	NYG	84	-	71	63	38	4	0.779
1884	NYG	71	-	25	78	14	6	0.880
1885	NYG	56	-	16	70	14	0	0.860
1886	NYG	59	-	19	82	5	0	0.953
1887	NYG	41	-	17	51	12	0	0.850
1888	NYG	47	-	16	75	17	1	0.843
1889	NYG	45	-	13	59	4	2	0.947
1890	NYG	37	-	10	43	4	1	0.930
1891	NYG	22	-	7	21	4	0	0.875
1892	NYG	1	-	0	1	0	0	1.000
Career		607	-	265	714	153	25	-

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Major League batting statistics for Mickey Welch.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1880	TRO	66	251	25	72	20	3	0	27		5	24	0.287	0.301	0.390
1881	TRO	40	148	12	30	10	0	0	11		1	16	0.203	0.208	0.270
1882	TRO	38	151	26	37	6	0	1	17		5	16	0.245	0.269	0.305
1883	NYG	84	320	42	75	13	5	2	30		10	38	0.234	0.258	0.325
1884	NYG	71	249	47	60	14	3	3	29		16	49	0.241	0.287	0.357
1885	NYG	56	199	28	41	8	0	2	19		14	39	0.206	0.258	0.276
1886	NYG	59	213	17	46	4	2	0	18	3	7	47	0.216	0.241	0.254
1887	NYG	41	148	16	36	4	2	2	15	2	6	1	0.243	0.277	0.338
1888	NYG	47	169	16	32	5	0	2	10	4	1	33	0.189	0.199	0.254
1889	NYG	45	156	20	30	5	1	0	12	0	5	27	0.192	0.217	0.237
1890	NYG	37	123	15	22	4	0	0	10	1	9	25	0.179	0.241	0.211
1891	NYG	22	71	4	10	0	0	0	4	0	3	13	0.141	0.176	0.141
1892	NYG	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333	0.333	0.333
Career		607	2201	268	492	93	16	12	202	10	82	329	-	-	-

First Name	Michael
Middle Name	Francis
Last Name	Welch
Full Name at Birth	Michael Francis Welch
Other Names	Smiling Mickey
Age	82 (age at death)
Date of Birth	July 4, 1859
Birthplace	Brooklyn, NY
Date of Death	July 30, 1941
Location of Death	Concord, NH
Buried	Ascension Cemetery, Lake Forest, CA
Height	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight	160 lbs (72.6 kg)
Star Sign	Cancer
Nationality	American
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher, Outfielder
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	1 May 1880
Last MLB Game	17 May 1892
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1973.