1905
Born April 23, 1905
Birmingham, AL, USA
Jim West Notable
b. April 23, 1905 · Birmingham Black Barons 1930, 1932, 1947, Memphis Red Sox 1930, 1932, Cleveland Cubs 1931, 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 1941, 1947, Indianapolis Clowns 1948
Jim West played for 10 clubs across 19 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1930 and closing with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1948. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Stars, from 1939 to 1945.
Across 703 games he batted .285, with 716 hits and 379 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 112 doubles and 17 stolen bases.
He led the league in doubles once, in 1940, with 15. He led the league in hits once, in 1940, with 73. He played 674 games at first base, with 6,473 putouts and 136 errors. He turned 298 double plays.
He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1936 and 1943.
He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on April 23, 1905, and died on September 2, 1969. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 4 | 1936, 1939, 1942, 1943 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | BBB/MRS | 45 | 154 | 32 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | .247 |
| 1931 | CCU | 33 | 114 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .140 |
| 1932 | BBB/MRS | 36 | 120 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 4 | .275 |
| 1933 | NEG | 36 | 121 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| 1934 | NEG | 33 | 104 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| 1935 | CEG | 31 | 111 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| 1936 | WEG | 43 | 154 | 28 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .344 |
| 1937 | WEG | 38 | 141 | 23 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .397 |
| 1938 | BEG | 35 | 132 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 1939 | BEG/PS | 37 | 134 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .231 |
| 1940 | BEG/PS | 63 | 223 | 29 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 1 | .327 |
| 1941 | NBY/PS | 56 | 177 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .249 |
| 1942 | PS | 56 | 202 | 29 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| 1943 | PS | 49 | 184 | 37 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 29 | 1 | 2 | .315 |
| 1944 | PS | 50 | 198 | 34 | 72 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .364 |
| 1945 | PS | 51 | 210 | 26 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 1947 | BBB/NBY | 8 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1948 | IC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Career | — | 703 | 2510 | 379 | 716 | 112 | 41 | 34 | 406 | 267 | 14 | 17 | .285 |
On this day & linked events
1969