My most memorable memory of Bob Welch was his confrontation with Reggie Jackson as a 21-year-old in the 1978 World Series game two. He struck Mr. October out to win the game. Epic battle. The slugger against the fireballing rookie. The Dodgers would end up losing the series, but that is probably the best memory of that series I have.
Robert Lynn Welch was born on the 3rd of November 1956 in Detroit Michigan. His dad Robert grew up in Newport Arkansas. He moved north hoping to land a job in one of Detroit’s many factories. His mom.