Jim West (baseball)

Jim West
Jim West
	First baseman
	Born: April 23, 1905; Mobile, Alabama
	Died: June, 1970; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1930, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
	1948, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Teams
	Birmingham Black Barons (1930); Cleveland Cubs (1931); Birmingham Black Barons (1932); Memphis Red Sox (1932); Nashville Elite Giants (1933–1934); Columbus Elite Giants (1935); Washington Elite Giants (1936–1937); Baltimore Elite Giants (1938–1940); Philadelphia Stars (1939–1945); New York Black Yankees (1947); Indianapolis Clowns (1948);

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James West (April, 23 1905 – June, 1970), nicknamed "Shifty Jim", was an American Negro league first baseman during the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Mobile, Alabama, West was selected starting first baseman in the 1936 East–West All-Star Game, and was an all-star again in 1942.^[1] The great-uncle of fellow Negro leaguer Henry Elmore,^[2] West died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970 at age 58.

References

^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 91, 206. ISBN 9780803280007.
^ "Henry Elmore". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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[1] Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 91, 206. ISBN 9780803280007.

[2] "Henry Elmore". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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