Ollie West

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,[1][2] and also briefly pitched for the Homestead Grays during their 1943 Negro World Series championship season.

[3] West died in Denver, Colorado in 1987 at age 73.

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