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. The great-uncle of fellow Negro leaguer Henry Elmore,[1] West died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970 at age 58.

References

  1. "Henry Elmore". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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