Bill Wright

American baseball player

PersonDied aged 82humanQ4911434

Also known as Wild Bill Wright

Born: June 6, 1914
Died: August 3, 1996
Birthplace: Milan
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player

Overview

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Burnis "Wild Bill" Wright was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League. Primarily an outfielder, he played from 1932 to 1956.

Overview

MLB batting stats — season by season

10 seasons · from AIDB's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1932	Nashville Elite Giants	27	82	13	21	2	2	0	7	4	7	0	.256	.330	.329	.659
1933	Nashville Elite Giants	35	133	17	43	6	4	1	17	3	2	—	.323	.343	.451	.794
1934	Nashville Elite Giants	38	136	22	34	6	2	2	15	6	10	0	.250	.311	.368	.678
1935	Columbus Elite Giants	31	122	17	38	5	5	3	21	5	12	2	.311	.378	.508	.886
1936	Washington Elite Giants	37	141	37	49	8	5	2	27	4	15	0	.348	.414	.518	.932
1937	Washington Elite Giants	38	152	27	57	8	11	7	38	0	6	0	.375	.399	.711	1.109
1938	Baltimore Elite Giants	33	130	22	39	8	2	4	31	5	10	1	.300	.359	.485	.844
1939	Baltimore Elite Giants	27	105	23	38	6	2	1	24	5	4	0	.362	.396	.486	.882
1942	Baltimore Elite Giants	53	200	27	62	13	5	1	35	5	22	4	.310	.379	.440	.819
1945	Baltimore Elite Giants	55	217	46	78	17	4	5	40	6	14	—	.359	.401	.544	.945
Career		374	1,418	251	459	79	42	26	255	43	102	7	.324	.375	.494	.868

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Bill
Awards: Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
Family name: Wright
Member of sports team: Diablos Rojos del México
Position played on team / speciality: outfielder
Sport: baseball

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