Ollie West
American baseball player
Biography
Gallery (1)
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
| |
| Birth | 28 December 1913, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas, USA | |
| Death | 10 December 1987 (aged 74 years) | |
| Star sign | Capricorn |
The details
Biography
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, and also briefly pitched for the Homestead Grays during their 1943 Negro World Series championship season. West died in Denver, Colorado in 1987 at age 73.