Max West

Max West
Max West
	Outfielder
	Born: November 28, 1916; Dexter, Missouri
	Died: December 31, 2003 (aged 87); Sierra Madre, California
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 19, 1938, for the Boston Bees
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1948, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	77
Runs batted in	380
Teams
	Boston Bees / Braves (1938–1942, 1946); Cincinnati Reds (1946); Pittsburgh Pirates (1948);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1940);

Max Edward West (November 28, 1916 – December 31, 2003), was an outfielder and first baseman for the Boston Bees/Braves (1938–42 and 1946), Cincinnati Reds (1946) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948).

West was named to the 1940 National League All-Star Team. He finished 23rd in voting for the 1939 National League MVP, 26th in voting for the 1940 NL MVP, and 27th in voting for the 1942 NL MVP. In 7 seasons he played in 824 Games and had 2,676 At Bats, 338 Runs, 681 Hits, 136 Doubles, 20 Triples, 77 Home Runs, 380 RBI, 19 Stolen Bases, 353 Walks, .254 Batting Average, .344 On-base percentage, .407 Slugging percentage, 1,088 Total bases and 15 Sacrifice hits.

West died in Sierra Madre, California from brain cancer at the age of 87.

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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