| Jim West | |
| Position: | First baseman |
| Birth Date: | April 23, 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Death Date: | June, 1970 |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Bats: | Switch |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1930 |
| Debutteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
| Finalyear: | 1948 |
| Finalteam: | Indianapolis Clowns |
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James West (April, 23 1905 - June, 1970), nicknamed "Shifty Jim", was an American Negro league first baseman during the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Mobile, Alabama, West was selected starting first baseman in the 1936 East–West All-Star Game, and was an all-star again in 1942.[1] The great-uncle of fellow Negro leaguer Henry Elmore,[2] West died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970 at age 58.
and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
. Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 91, 206. 2001. 9780803280007.