Herb Welch (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1898–1967)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Herb Welch

|position=Shortstop

|image=Herb welch newspaper.png

|birth_date={{Birth date|1898|10|19}}

|birth_place=Ro Ellen, Tennessee

|death_date={{death date and age|1967|04|13|1898|10|19}}

|death_place=Memphis, Tennessee

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 15

|debutyear=1925

|debutteam=Boston Red Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 1

|finalyear=1925

|finalteam=Boston Red Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.289

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=2

|teams=

• Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1925}})

|highlights=

}}

Herbert M. Welch [Dutch] (October 19, 1898 – April 13, 1967) was an American backup shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the {{by|1925}} season. Listed at {{height|ft=5|in=6}}, 154 lb., Welch batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Ro Ellen, Tennessee.

In a 13-game career, Welch was a .289 hitter (11-for-38) with two runs, one triple, and two RBI without any home runs.

Welch died at the age of 68 in Memphis, Tennessee.