Dick West (baseball)

Dick West
Catcher
Born: November 24, 1915(1915-11-24) Louisville, Kentucky
Died: March 13, 1996(1996-03-13) (aged 80) Fort Wayne, Indiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 29, 1938 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
May 9, 1943 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.221
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	35
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1938-1943)

Richard Thomas West (November 24, 1915 – March 13, 1996) was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of six seasons (1938–43) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .221 batting average in 299 at-bats, with two home runs and 35 runs batted in.

An alumnus of Georgia Southwestern State University, he was born in Louisville, Kentucky and died in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the age of 80.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	West, Dick
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	November 24, 1915
Place of birth	Louisville, Kentucky
Date of death	March 13, 1996
Place of death	Fort Wayne, Indiana