| Dick West | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Death Place: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 29 |
| Debutyear: | 1938 |
| Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 9 |
| Finalyear: | 1943 |
| Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .221 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 3 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 35 |
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Richard Thomas West (November 24, 1915 – March 13, 1996) was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of six seasons (1938–43) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .221 batting average in 299 at-bats, with three home runs and 35 runs batted in.
An alumnus of Georgia Southwestern State University, he was born in Louisville, Kentucky and died in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the age of 80.