Jim Westlake

Jim Westlake
Pinch hitter
Born: (1930-07-03)July 3, 1930 Sacramento, California, U.S.
Died: January 3, 2003(2003-01-03) (aged 72) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 16, 1955, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
April 16, 1955, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Games played	1
At bats	1
Hits	0
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1955)

James Patrick Westlake (July 3, 1930 – January 3, 2003) was an American Major League Baseball player. Westlake played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. In one game, Westlake had no hits in one career at-bat. He batted and threw left-handed. His brother is former player Wally Westlake.

Baseball career

Jim graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento, California in 1948. He had one at bat for the Philadelphia Phillies on April 16, 1955 at the Polo Grounds in New York City against the Giants. Westlake entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the top of the ninth inning as the first batter hitting for relief pitcher Jack Spring. Jim Hearn was the pitcher for the Giants and struck out Westlake in his only Major League at-bat.

Westlake was born and died in Sacramento, California.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet  · Baseball Almanac