- So we go from the great umpires to the really bad umpires. Bill Welke, the younger brother of Tim Welke (No. 3), is not highly as regarded as his older brother. If anything, Bill Welke is known for being really annoying. He was part of the "Portergate" crew (Culbreth/Welke/Johnson/O'Nora) and is a complete pest. He has a 3.60 ERA / 1/21 WHIP, again an average umpire with the statistics. People are hitting at a .240 batting average and .379 slugging. They also have 8.4/H9, 2.5/BB9 and 8/K9. In effect, for every walk, there's 3.24 strikeouts with Welke behind the plate.
Game 83: No Easy A’s
