Lefty West

Weldon Edison West

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.
• Debut April 30, 1944
• Final Game September 15, 1945
• Born September 3, 1915 in Gibsonville, NC USA
• Died July 23, 1979 in Hendersonville, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Lefty West spent nine seasons in the minor leagues, going 59-94 in 193 games. In 1,412 innings, he allowed 1,376 hits and 607 strikeouts. With the Americus Pioneers in 1939, West went 19-11 with a 2.91 ERA. Though he allowed 139 runs in 294 innings of work that year, only 95 of them were earned.

Following his death, he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hendersonville, NC.