Bob Welch (baseball)

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Bob Welch
Pitcher
Born: November 3, 1956
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died: June 9, 2014(2014-06-09) (aged 57)
Seal Beach, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 1978, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
August 11, 1994, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record211–146
Earned run average3.47
Strikeouts1,969
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Robert Lynn Welch (November 3, 1956 – June 9, 2014) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1978–87) and Oakland Athletics (1988–94). Prior to his professional career, he attended Eastern Michigan University, where he played college baseball for the Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team.[1] He helped lead the Hurons, coached by Ron Oestrike, to the 1976 College World Series, losing to Arizona in the Championship Game.

Welch was a two-time MLB All-Star, and he won the American League Cy Young Award as the league's best pitcher in 1990. He was a three-time World Series champion – twice as a player and once as a coach. He is the most recent major league pitcher to win at least 25 games in a single season (27 in 1990).[1]

  1. ^ a b Schudel, Matt (June 11, 2014) "Pitcher won Cy Young Award in '90" The Washington Post, page B5. Retrieved July 6, 2014 [1]