Max West
Inducted as a player in 2003
Position: Outfielder
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Born: November 28, 1916 in Dexter, MO
Died: December 31, 2003 in Sierra Madres, CA
Teams (Years Played)
- Sacramento Senators (1935)
- Mission Reds (1936-37)
- San Diego Padres (1947; 1949-50)
- Los Angeles Angels (1951-54)
Notes: Led the PCL in home runs in three different seasons (1947, 1949 and 1952)...In 1949, West led the league in games played, runs scored, runs batted in and walks in addition to home runs...His 201 walks in 1949 are an all-time record for most base on balls in a single season (no records of walks available prior to 1940)...Played in 824 Major League games between 1938 and 1948...Was named a National League All-Star in 1940.
PCL Career Statistics
| Year | Team | Pos | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | K | BB | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Sacramento | OF | 105 | 319 | 34 | 85 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 0 | .266 | ||
| 1936 | Mission | OF | 158 | 579 | 79 | 178 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 91 | 5 | .307 | ||
| 1937 | Mission | OF/1B | 151 | 555 | 84 | 183 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 95 | 10 | .330 | ||
| 1947 | San Diego | OF/1B | 167 | 562 | 103 | 172 | 26 | 6 | 43 | 124 | 86 | 120 | 6 | .306 |
| 1949 | San Diego | OF/1B | 189 | 619 | 166 | 180 | 41 | 2 | 48 | 166 | 109 | 201 | 4 | .291 |
| 1950 | San Diego | OF/1B | 162 | 520 | 92 | 148 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 109 | 90 | 98 | 1 | .285 |
| 1951 | Los Angeles | OF | 138 | 472 | 107 | 133 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 110 | 61 | 95 | 2 | .282 |
| 1952 | Los Angeles | OF/1B | 149 | 497 | 76 | 130 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 91 | 44 | 101 | 2 | .262 |
| 1953 | Los Angeles | OF | 38 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .241 |
| 1954 | Los Angeles | OF/1B | 89 | 169 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 1 | .260 |
| Totals (10 seasons) | 1,346 | 4,346 | 774 | 1,266 | 209 | 42 | 230 | 892 | 433 | 665 | 31 | .291 | ||