David West (baseball)

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David Lee West (born September 1, 1964 in Memphis, Tennessee), is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1988-1998. After graduating from Memphis' Craigmont High School, he was drafted by the New York Mets in the fourth round of the 1983 amateur draft and signed with the team on June 8, 1983. On July 31, 1989, West was traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later, Rick Aguilera, Tim Drummond, and Kevin Tapani to the Minnesota Twins for Frank Viola. The Mets sent Jack Savage (October 16, 1989) to the Twins to complete the trade. West is somewhat famously known for being the only member of the Minnesota Twins' pitching staff to record a World Series ERA of infinity in the 1991 Fall Classic. He also pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1993 World Series.

[edit] Teams

• New York Mets 1988-89
• Minnesota Twins 1989-92
• Philadelphia Phillies 1993-96
• Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 1997
• Boston Red Sox 1998

[edit] Pitching stats

• 204 Games
• 31 Wins
• 38 Losses
• 537 Strikeouts
• 4.66 ERA

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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