Bob Welch (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bob Welch (baseball)

American baseball pitcher

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1956

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jun-2014

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Bob Welch (baseball)

  • 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.
  • 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 last pitcher to win at least 25 games in a single season (27 in 1990).

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