Bob Welch (baseball)

Robert Lynn "Bob" 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 from 1978 until 1987 and Oakland Athletics from 1988 until 1994. He was a two time MLB All-Star. In 1990, he won the American League Cy Young Award as the league's best pitcher.

Welch was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in California.

Welch died after an accidental fall on June 9, 2014 in Seal Beach, California, aged 57.[1][2][3]

References

"Former Cy Young winner Bob Welch dies". The State. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
Noble, Matty (June 6, 2014). "Former A's, Dodgers pitcher Welch dies at 57". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
"Bob Welch's death ruled accidental fall at home". The Seattle Times. September 4, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

Other websites

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.