Jim West (baseball)

Jim West
Jim West
	First baseman
	Born: 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
	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,[1] West died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970 at age 58.

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