| Ollie West | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | December 28, 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Silsbee, Texas |
| Death Place: | Denver, Colorado |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1942 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago American Giants |
| Finalyear: | 1945 |
| Finalteam: | Chicago American Giants |
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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.
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