Jim West (baseball) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jim West |
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First baseman | |||
Born: Mobile, Alabama |
April 23, 1905|||
Died: June, 1970 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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debut | |||
1930, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
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1948, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |||
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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. The great-uncle of fellow Negro leaguer Henry Elmore, West died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970 at age 58.
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