Lefty West Stats

Lefty West was born on Friday, September 3, 1915, in Gibsonville, North Carolina. West was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 30, 1944, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lefty West baseball stats page.

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Lefty West



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Birth Name:   Weldon Edison West
Nickname:   Lefty
Born On:   09-03-1915  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Gibsonville, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-23-1979 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hendersonville, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hendersonville, North Carolina
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-30-1944 (Age 28)
Last Game:   09-15-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable

Lefty West

Lefty West Pitching Stats

1944 29 Browns 11 0 6 0 0 .000 6.29 0 0 0 24.1 120 34 17 18 1 19 - 11 0 1 0 -
1945 30 Browns 24 8 5 3 4 .429 3.63 1 0 0 74.1 324 71 30 37 2 31 - 38 0 0 0 -
2 Years 35 8 11 3 4 .429 4.29 1 0 0 98.2 444 105 47 55 3 50 - 49 0 1 0 -

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Lefty West Hitting Stats

1944 29 Browns 11 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1945 30 Browns 24 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 1 - 0 1 .074 .074 .074
2 Years 35 34 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 1 0 0 1 .088 .088 .088

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Lefty West Fielding Stats

1944 Browns P 11 0 73 3 0.3 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.11
1945 Browns P 24 8 223 9 0.4 9 2 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.09
P Totals 35 8 296 12 0.3 12 2 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.09
2 Years 35 8 296 12 0.3 12 2 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.09

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Lefty West Miscellaneous Stats

1944 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.58 4.07 7.03
1945 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 27.0 1.23 4.60 3.75
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 34.0 0.98 4.47 4.56

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Lefty West Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1944 St. Louis Browns 20 Undetermined - -
1945 St. Louis Browns 20 Undetermined n/a -

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