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Jim West

First baseman

Born: 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

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)

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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