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Jim West (baseball)

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Jim West
First baseman
Born: (1905-04-23)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

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

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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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