O/T -- Bob Welch dead at 57

[Kenny Cole]

I sure did enjoy watching him pitch when he was with the Dodgers and the A's. Last guy to win 27 games. He was a hell of a pitcher for a few years. RIP Bob.

[CMIZ5290]

Great pitcher, loved the wild life and the booze....

[jimhopkins82]

Those late 80's/early 90's A's teams were my favorite as a kid and the reason I'm an A's fan. My brother is named Welch so he was one of my favorite.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The other Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac) died only a couple of years ago too.

[familytoad]

I remember his Cy Young season fondly, as I had Canseco and Welch on my fantasy baseball team that year...i ran away with it!

So Bob Welch always was a favorite.

I haven't read the story yet, he sure was young (just 5 years older than me!)
What was the cause?

RIP- Mr.Welch

[calvindog]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=26fRnCj4SYQ

[Koufax32fan]

I know that winning percentage is not a great indicator of the relative quality of pitchers, but did you know that Welch's winning percentage is higher than several hall of famers including Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton?

[joeadcock]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The other Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac) died only a couple of years ago too.

Peter

Remember him in mind as a Dodger winning against my Braves.

Did not know that former Mac, had passed away, until saw you post this. His music from 70's is one stuck in my head

[frankbmd]

Bob Welch 0.5910364145658263
Bob Gibson 0.5905882352941176
Steve Carlton 0.5741710296684119

I appreciate precision and accuracy in my data, but have never calculated winning percentage to 16 decimal places, when 4 places is sufficient to differentiate between two seemingly tied individuals.

I also appreciate consistency so I would add the following corrected complete game data.

Welch 61.0000000000000000
Gibson 255.0000000000000000
Carlton 254.0000000000000000




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[barrysloate]

It's not likely we will ever see another 27-game winner. He was a really good pitcher.