Ollie West
American baseball player
Baseball player
| Ollie West | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1913-12-28)December 28, 1913 Silsbee, Texas | |
| Died: December 10, 1987(1987-12-10) (aged 73) Denver, Colorado | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1942, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1945, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Ollie Ernest West (December 28, 1913 – December 10, 1987), nicknamed "Bill", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Silsbee, Texas, West made his Negro leagues debut in 1942 for the Chicago American Giants. He played with Chicago through 1945,[1][2] and also briefly pitched for the Homestead Grays during their 1943 Negro World Series championship season.[3] West died in Denver, Colorado in 1987 at age 73.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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Homestead Grays 1943 Negro World Series champions
- Sam Bankhead
- Cool Papa Bell
- Jerry Benjamin
- Ray Brown
- Matt Carlisle
- Spoon Carter
- Thad Christopher
- Howard Easterling
- Robert Gaston
- Josh Gibson
- Vic Harris
- Eugene Jones
- Buck Leonard
- Roy Partlow
- Charlie Shields
- Joe Spencer
- Edsall Walker
- Ollie West
- Jud Wilson
- John Wright
- Ralph Wyatt
- Manager
- Candy Jim Taylor
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