Dick West

Positions: Catcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: November 24, 1915 in Louisville, KY us

Died: March 13, 1996 in Fort Wayne, IN

Buried: Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN

High School: DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY)

School: Georgia Southwestern State University (Americus, GA)

Debut: September 28, 1938 (Age 22-308d, 8,543rd in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 9, 1943 (Age 27-166d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Richard Thomas West

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

299

.221

RBI

OBP

.253

SLG

.298

OPS

.551

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-2 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	16 (5-8-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-3)

Most Driven In
F McCormick	3
I Goodman	1
M Arnovich	1
Self	1
H Craft	0

Most Driven In By
B Myers	2
Self	1
L Frey	0

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO	ROE	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	10	143 (142)	Sep 19	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	.66	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.28	C
2	11	144	Sep 21 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	6	.41	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.78	C
3	12	146 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.385	.385	.462	.846	6	.86	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.11	C
4	13	148 (1)	Sep 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,9-12	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	9	1.54	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.69	PH C
5	14	149	Sep 25 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.350	.350	.400	.750	6	.89	0.072	.00	0.00%	1.06	C
6	15	153 (3)	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.480	.880	6	2.43	-0.128	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
7	16	155 (1)	Sep 29	CIN		PIT	W,11-3	3-8	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	.393	.393	.571	.964	6	.56	0.008	.00	0.00%	1.29	PH C
							5-2		28	28	4	11	2	1	6	2	1	1	.393	.393	.571	.964		1.05	-0.227	.00	0.00%	2.88

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