Jim West

James West
(Shifty Jim)

Born: April 23, 1905 in Birmingham, AL
Died: September 2, 1969 in Philadelphia, PA
(64 years old)

Bats: B

Throws: R

Ht: 6'0"

Wt: 218

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Notes:

• Buried: Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, PA)

Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1930	Birmingham Black Barons	NNL	25	1B	5	46	50	2	.479			Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1930	Memphis Red Sox	NNL	25	2B	7	33	54	1	.379			Lewis Park (Memphis, TN)
1931	Cleveland Cubs	NNL	26	1B	2	27	26	0	.509			Hardware Field (Cleveland, OH)
1932	Birmingham Black Barons	NSL	27	1B	6	12	15	0	.444			Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1932	Memphis Red Sox	NSL	27	1B	3	29	28	0	.509			Lewis Park (Memphis, TN)
1933	Nashville Elite Giants	NN2	28	1B	5	23	27	1	.460			Wilson Park (Nashville, TN), Sulphur Dell (Nashville, TN)
1934	Nashville Elite Giants	NN2	29	1B	5	23	33	1	.411			Wilson Park (Nashville, TN)
1935	Columbus Elite Giants	NN2	30	1B	2	36	27	2	.571			Neil Park (Columbus, OH), Sulphur Dell (Nashville, TN) (Nashville, TN)
1936	Washington Elite Giants	NN2	31	1B	7	36	46	1	.439			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Sulphur Dell (Nashville, TN)
1936	East All Stars	EWA	31	1B	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1936	NNL All Stars	NVM	31	1B	1	4	1	0	.800			No Home Ballpark
1937	Washington Elite Giants	NN2	32	1B	5	24	37	4	.393			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD) (Nashville, TN)
1937	NNL All Stars	IND	32	1B	5	2	3	0	.400			No Home Ballpark
1938	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	33	1B	3	37	28	3	.569			Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
1939	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	34	1B	4	31	32	0	.492	✔		Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD)
1939	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	34	1B	3	32	31	1	.508			Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
1939	North All Stars	NSA	34	1B	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1939	Philadelphia Stars	NLP	34	1B	3	2	3	0	.400			Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
1940	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	35	1B	5	31	40	0	.437			Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
1940	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	35	1B	2	44	29	0	.603			Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD), Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
1940	Taylor's All Stars	IND	35	1B	2	0	1	0	.000			No Home Ballpark
1941	New York Black Yankees	NN2	36	1B	5	21	37	0	.362			Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
1941	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	36	1B	6	17	54	0	.239			Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
1942	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	37	1B	4	38	38	2	.500			Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
1942	East All Stars	EWA	37	1B	1	2	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1943	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	38	1B	5	24	33	1	.421			Parkside Athletic Field (Philadelphia, PA)
1943	North All Stars	NSA	38	1B	2	0	1	0	.000			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1944	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	39	1B	3	37	29	1	.561			44th & Parkside (Philadelphia, PA)
1945	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	40	1B	4	35	32	1	.522			44th & Parkside (Philadelphia, PA), Shibe Park (Philadelphia, PA)
1947	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	42	1B	3	58	52	0	.527			Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1947	New York Black Yankees	NN2	42	1B	6	21	49	6	.300			Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
1948	Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	43	1B	6	45	78	7	.366			Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN)
18	10			1B		772	914	34	.458	1	0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
2	Memphis Red Sox			1B		62	82	1	.431	0	0
3	Birmingham Black Barons			1B		116	117	2	.498	0	0
9	Baltimore Elite Giants			1B		281	285	12	.496	1	0
2	NNL All Stars II			1B		6	4	0	.600	0	0
2	East All Stars			1B		3	0	0	1.000	0	0
2	North All Stars			1B		1	1	0	.500	0	0
7	Philadelphia Stars			1B		216	260	6	.454	0	0
1	Taylor's All Stars			-		0	1	0	.000	0	0
2	New York Black Yankees			1B		42	86	6	.328	0	0
1	Indianapolis Clowns			1B		45	78	7	.366	0	0

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