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Weldon West

Name Note: Name presented as Lefty West in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: September 3, 1915 in Gibsonville, NC us

Died: July 23, 1979 in Hendersonville, NC

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hendersonville, NC

Debut: April 30, 1944 (Age 28-240d, 9,698th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 15, 1945 (Age 30-012d)
vs. NYY 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Weldon Edison West

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.29

98.2

WHIP

1.571

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-10 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 7 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	0 (0-0-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 7 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	11 (10)	Apr 30 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,5-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	22 (10)	May 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	3	26 (3)	May 17 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	4	28 (1)	May 18	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	5	37 (8)	May 28 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,3-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	43 (5)	Jun 1	SLB		WSH	L,5-11	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.019	3.46	-0.05%	-0.23	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	84 (40)	Jul 16 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	W,8-7	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	-0.027	7.73	-0.11%	-0.21	P
8	8	89 (4)	Jul 21	SLB		NYY	L,2-8	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.06	-0.002	.52	-0.01%	-0.10	P
9	9	91 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,1-12	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	10	96 (4)	Jul 27	SLB		PHA	L,5-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	118 (21)	Aug 20 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-12	5-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.04	0.002	.22	0.01%	0.66	P
							1-10		7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286		.49	-0.046	2.98	-0.17%	0.13

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