Don Welchel
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1957 –
Who is Don Welchel?
Donald Ray Welchel is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1982 and 1983. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds.
Welchel grew up in Texas and attended Sam Houston State University. Drafted twice, he signed with the Baltimore Orioles Orioles after being a seventh-round selection in 1978. After ranking among the Southern League leaders in losses in 1980, he ranked among their leaders in wins in 1981. He was called up by the Orioles in 1982 and won his Major League debut on September 15, against the New York Yankees. He began 1983 in their bullpen but appeared in his final Major League game on May 31. After getting sent back to the minors, Welchel pitched until 1988, spending 1986 in the Texas Rangers' organization and 1987 and 1988 in the Kansas City Royals' organization.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1957
Atlanta - Profession
- Education
- Sam Houston State University
- Lived in
- Atlanta
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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