Milton Edward Welch (July 26, 1924 – February 9, 2019) was a

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. He was born in

Farmersville, Illinois Farmersville is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 724 at the 2010 census. Geography Farmersville is located at (39.442093, -89.650766). According to the 2010 census, Farmersville has a total area of , ...

, and played in one game for the

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, on June 5 during the

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Biography

Welch began his professional career with the Lockport Cubs of the class D Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League in 1943. His best season in the minors was with the

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of the class B

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in 1944, when he had a batting average of .302 in 441 at bats. After his appearance with the major league Tigers he continued to play minor league baseball. His last professional season was in 1947 with the

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of the

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. Welch died on February 9, 2019, at the age of 94.Milton Welch Obituary
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