Ernest Westfield
Pitcher
Born: (1939-11-30)November 30, 1939
Cleveland, Tennessee
Died: November 4, 2020(2020-11-04) (aged 80)
Champaign, Illinois
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1959, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1965, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams

Ernest Leon Westfield Sr. (November 30, 1939 – November 4, 2020) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball between 1959 and 1965.

A native of Cleveland, Tennessee, Westfield made his Negro leagues debut in 1959 with the Birmingham Black Barons, and played for the club through 1965. At 6' 3" and 160 lbs., he batted and threw right-handed, and was the starting pitcher for the East in the 1960 East-West All-Star Game. Westfield died in Champaign, Illinois, on November 4, 2020, at age 80.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ernest Westfield raw Interview". illinoisyouthmedia.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ernest Westfield". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Colin Likas (November 7, 2020). "Ernie Westfield: 'Icon' made impact on, off field". news-gazette.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ernest Westfield Sr". news-gazette.com. November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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