acy ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁John ▁Wel ter oth ▁( August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁– ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁relief ▁pitch er ▁who ▁played ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Sen ators . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁playing ▁profession ally , ▁he ▁attended ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Williams port . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁big ▁league ▁debut ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 . ▁That ▁season , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁Sen ators ▁( 3 1 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁relief ▁appearances ), ▁going ▁ 2 – 1 ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 5 1 ▁E RA . ▁In ▁ 6 5 ▁inn ings , ▁he ▁struck ▁out ▁only ▁ 1 6 ▁bat ters ▁while ▁walking ▁ 5 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁allowed ▁ 7 3 ▁hits ▁and ▁six ▁home ▁runs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁ 5 0 ▁relief ▁appearances ▁and ▁two ▁starts ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 2 ▁appearances ▁with ▁the ▁Sen ators . ▁He ▁went ▁ 2 – 5 ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 . 3 6 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁walking ▁ 8 9 ▁and ▁striking ▁out ▁only ▁ 3 7 ▁in ▁ 9 5 ▁inn ings