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Jim West
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First baseman
Born: (1905-04-23)April 23, 1905
Mobile, Alabama
Died: June, 1970
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
debut
1930, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1948, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Teams

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. The great-uncle of fellow Negro leaguer Henry Elmore, West died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970 at age 58.

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