Max Edward West
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[edit] Biography
Max West (Max Edward West) was born on November 28, 1916 in Dexter, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1938 for the Boston Braves. In 1938, his rookie year, he hit .234 with 10 home runs and 63 RBI. West played for the Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Max West's best season was 1939, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .285 average and knocked in 82 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | BOS | N | 123 | 418 | 47 | 98 | 10 | 63 | .234 | .300 | .368 | 16 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 1939 | BOS | N | 130 | 449 | 67 | 128 | 19 | 82 | .285 | .364 | .497 | 26 | 6 | 51 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1940 | BOS | N | 139 | 524 | 72 | 137 | 7 | 72 | .261 | .344 | .372 | 27 | 5 | 65 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1941 | BOS | N | 138 | 484 | 63 | 134 | 12 | 68 | .277 | .373 | .426 | 28 | 4 | 72 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 1942 | BOS | N | 134 | 452 | 54 | 115 | 16 | 56 | .254 | .354 | .409 | 22 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1946 | CIN | N | 72 | 202 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 18 | .213 | .323 | .351 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1946 | BOS | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | TOT | N | 73 | 203 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 18 | .212 | .322 | .350 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1948 | PIT | N | 87 | 146 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 21 | .178 | .310 | .370 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 824 | 2676 | 338 | 681 | 77 | 380 | .254 | .344 | .407 | 136 | 20 | 353 | 340 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 48 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1938 | BOS | N | OF | 109 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1938 | BOS | N | 1B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 1939 | BOS | N | OF | 124 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1940 | BOS | N | OF | 102 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
| 1940 | BOS | N | 1B | 36 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 24 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1941 | BOS | N | OF | 132 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1942 | BOS | N | 1B | 85 | 0 | 0 | 807 | 47 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 |
| 1942 | BOS | N | OF | 50 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1946 | CIN | N | OF | 58 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1946 | BOS | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | PIT | N | OF | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | PIT | N | 1B | 32 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 |
| Total | 1B | 161 | 0 | 0 | 1409 | 93 | 16 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 | ||
| Total | OF | 591 | 0 | 0 | 1243 | 53 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Mission (PCL) to Boston Bees (September 4, 1937).
- Traded by Boston Braves to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jim Konstanty and cash (April 18, 1946).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from San Diego (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1947).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 28, 1949).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Clarence Maddern (March 7, 1951).
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