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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).
The last pitcher to win 25 games was Bob Welch in 1990. The New York Times wrote in 2011 that as advanced statistics have expanded, a pitcher's win–loss record has decreased in importance. Many times a win is substantially out of the pitcher's control; even a dominant pitcher cannot record a win if his team does not score any runs for him.
Welch, as of 2021, remains the last MLB pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season. [1] Fellow starter Dave Stewart , winner of 22 games, finished in a tie (with Pittsburgh starter Doug Drabek ) for the second-most wins in MLB. 1989 All-Star Mike Moore , 1991 All-Star Scott Sanderson , and longtime Athletic Curt Young rounded out the American ...
The 1989 American League Championship Series was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball's 1989 postseason played between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 3 to 8. A dominant Oakland team took the Series four games to one, en route to a sweep of their cross-bay rivals, the San Francisco Giants , in a World Series ...
Negro Leagues statistics will officially become part of Major League historical record on Wednesday. The more than 2,300 players who played in the seven iterations of the Negro Leagues from 1920 ...
The 1990 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1990 season.The 87th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the defending champions and heavily favored American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion Cincinnati Reds.
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Viral internet star Hailey Welch throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics at Citi Field on Aug. 15, 2024.