Ernest Westfield Explained

Ernest Westfield
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:November 30, 1939
Birth Place:Cleveland, Tennessee
Death Place:Champaign, Illinois
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1959
Debutteam:Birmingham Black Barons
Finalyear:1965
Finalteam:Birmingham Black Barons
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Ernest Leon Westfield Sr. (November 30, 1939 – November 4, 2020) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball between 1959 and 1965.

A native of Cleveland, Tennessee, Westfield made his Negro leagues debut in 1959 with the Birmingham Black Barons, and played for the club through 1965. At 6' 3" and 160 lbs., he batted and threw right-handed, and was the starting pitcher for the East in the 1960 East-West All-Star Game. Westfield died in Champaign, Illinois, on November 4, 2020, at age 80.[1] [2] [3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ernest Westfield raw Interview . illinoisyouthmedia.org . October 12, 2020 . https://archive.today/20130809053724/http://illinoisyouthmedia.org/projects/letters-to-the-future/listen/ernest-westfield-raw-interview/ . 9 August 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ernest Westfield . nlbemuseum.com . December 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: Colin Likas . Ernie Westfield: 'Icon' made impact on, off field . news-gazette.com . November 7, 2020 . December 27, 2020.
  4. Web site: Ernest Westfield Sr. . news-gazette.com . November 15, 2020 . December 27, 2020.