Max West was born July 14, 1904 in Sunset, Texas to Joseph and Bettie Davis West , the last of four children. Scant information can be found about him prior to his short baseball career, other than he attended the University of North Texas, was married to Mildred Brock and had two girls, Martha Glynn and Myrna G. He debuted in the Major Leagues as an outfielder for the Brooklyn Robins (the precursor to the Dodgers) on September 18, 1928. He had a rough time in his first year (a meager .276 batting average didn't help), and after the team finished the 1928-1929 season in sixth place, the Robins let West go. His final game as a professional baseball player was on October 5, 1929. The Wests moved to Houston shortly afterward, where he died on April 25, 1971.
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Earthman Resthaven Cemetery
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