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Jim Wright

American baseball player for the Kansas City Royals

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Also known as James Leon Wright

Born: March 3, 1955
Birthplace: St. Joseph
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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1.Stated in ESPN Major League BaseballRetrieved 2022-04-04
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Education: Missouri Western State University
, Benton High School

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James Leon Wright is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the major leagues for the Kansas City Royals, appearing in 17 games during the 1981 season and seven games during the 1982 season.

Overview

MLB batting stats — season by season

2 seasons · from AIDb's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G
1981	Kansas City Royals	17
1982	Kansas City Royals	7
Career		24

MLB pitching stats — season by season

2 seasons · from AIDb's MLB pitching dataset

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1981	Kansas City Royals	2	3	17	4	52.0	57	20	5	21	27	3.46	1.500
1982	Kansas City Royals	0	0	7	0	23.2	32	14	3	6	9	5.32	1.606
Career		2	3	24	4	75.2	89	34	8	27	36	4.04	1.533

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23 statements · 9% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
Given name: Jim
Family name: Wright
Position played on team / speciality: pitcher
Sport: baseball
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Sources
1.Stated in MLB.comRetrieved 2022-05-04
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Member of sports team: Navegantes del Magallanes

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