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Mel Wright

American baseball pitcher-coach (1928-1983)

PersonDied aged 55humanQ16010540

Born: May 11, 1928
Died: May 16, 1983
Birthplace: Manila
Place of death: Houston
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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1.Stated in Baseball ReferenceRetrieved 2022-04-21
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Education: Ouachita Baptist University

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Melvin James Wright Jr. was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, pitching coach and scout. A native of Manila, Arkansas, who attended Ouachita Baptist University, Wright threw and batted right-handed and was measured during his playing days at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and 210 lb (95 kg).

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MLB batting stats — season by season

4 seasons · from AIDB's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	SO
1954	St. Louis Cardinals	9	1	0
1955	St. Louis Cardinals	29	6	2
1960	Chicago Cubs	9	2	0
1961	Chicago Cubs	11	2	1
Career		58	11	3

MLB pitching stats — season by season

4 seasons · from AIDB's MLB pitching dataset

Year	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1954	St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	9	0	10.1	16	12	2	11	4	10.45	2.613
1955	St. Louis Cardinals	2	2	29	1	36.1	44	25	4	9	18	6.19	1.459
1960	Chicago Cubs	0	1	9	2	16.1	17	9	1	3	8	4.96	1.224
1961	Chicago Cubs	0	1	11	0	21.0	42	25	3	4	6	10.71	2.190
Career		2	4	58	3	84.0	119	71	10	27	36	7.61	1.738

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: St. Louis Cardinals
Rochester Red Wings
Chicago Cubs
Given name: Mel
Family name: Wright
Position played on team / speciality: pitcher
Sport: baseball
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1.Stated in MLB.comRetrieved 2022-05-04
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League: Major League Baseball

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