Biography.guide
Home › People › Baseball player › Dick West
Portrait of Dick West

Dick West

1915 – 1996

American baseball player

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Dick West

Lived 1915 – 1996 (aged 80). Dick West was an American baseball player.

Richard Thomas West (November 24, 1915 – March 13, 1996) was an American 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 three 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.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Georgia Southwestern State University
Also known as
Richard Thomas West

People in Dick West's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Dick West's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Dick West?

American baseball player (1915–1996)

When was Dick West born?

Dick West was born on 24 November 1915 in Louisville.

When did Dick West die?

Dick West died on 13 March 1996 in Fort Wayne.

What was Dick West's occupation?

Dick West was a baseball player.

What nationality was Dick West?

Dick West was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dick West

· Wikidata: Q5273538

· DBpedia: Dick West (baseball)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dick West. https://biography.guide/dick-west/

MLA: "Dick West." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dick-west/.

Chicago: "Dick West." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dick-west/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:08 UTC