Jim West | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Mobile, Alabama | April 23, 1905|
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 | |
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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.[citation needed] The great-uncle of fellow Negro leaguer Henry Elmore,[1] West died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970 at age 58.