Ollie West
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

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

  1. "Ollie West". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Bill West". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "1943 Homestead Grays". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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