Glenn Wright

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Full Name: Forest Glenn Wright	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/170	First Game: April 15, 1924
Birthdate: February 6, 1901	Final Game: June 4, 1935
Birthplace: Archie, Missouri	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: April 6, 1984
Deathplace: Olathe, Kansas
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
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7 See Also
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Glenn Wright (Forest Glenn Wright) was born on February 6, 1901 in Archie, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1924 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1924, his rookie year, he hit .287 with 7 home runs and 111 RBI. Wright played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Glenn Wright's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1925, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .308 average and knocked in 121 runs. However, others believe that it was 1924, when he hit for a .287 average and knocked in 111 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1924	PIT	N	153	616	80	177	7	111	.287	.318	.425	28	18	27	52	1	18	14	0	0
1925	PIT	N	153	614	97	189	18	121	.308	.341	.480	32	10	31	32	0	15	3	0	0
1926	PIT	N	119	458	73	141	8	77	.308	.335	.459	15	15	19	26	0	16	6	0	0
1927	PIT	N	143	570	78	160	9	105	.281	.328	.388	26	4	39	46	1	16	4	0	0
1928	PIT	N	108	407	63	126	8	66	.310	.343	.457	20	8	21	53	0	15	3	0	0
1929	BRO	N	24	25	4	5	1	6	.200	.286	.320	0	0	3	6	0	2	0	0	0
1930	BRO	N	135	532	83	171	22	126	.321	.360	.543	28	12	32	70	0	17	2	0	0
1931	BRO	N	77	268	36	76	9	32	.284	.324	.448	9	4	14	35	2	2	1	0	0
1932	BRO	N	127	446	50	122	11	60	.274	.293	.439	31	5	12	57	0	7	4	0	0
1933	BRO	N	71	192	19	49	1	18	.255	.299	.339	13	0	11	24	1	4	1	0	9
1935	CHI	A	9	25	1	3	0	1	.120	.120	.160	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
Total	NL		1110	4128	583	1216	94	722	.295	.329	.449	202	76	209	401	5	112	38	0	9
Total	AL		9	25	1	3	0	1	.120	.120	.160	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
Total			1119	4153	584	1219	94	723	.294	.328	.447	203	76	209	407	5	113	38	0	9

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1924	PIT	N	SS	153	0	0	310	601	52	102	0	0	0	0	0	.946
1925	PIT	N	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1925	PIT	N	SS	153	0	0	338	530	56	109	0	0	0	0	0	.939
1926	PIT	N	SS	116	0	0	242	382	49	82	0	0	0	0	0	.927
1927	PIT	N	SS	143	0	0	296	430	45	82	0	0	0	0	0	.942
1928	PIT	N	SS	101	0	0	194	301	39	59	0	0	0	0	0	.927
1928	PIT	N	1B	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1928	PIT	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1929	BRO	N	SS	3	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1930	BRO	N	SS	134	0	0	297	462	28	97	0	0	0	0	0	.964
1931	BRO	N	SS	75	0	0	151	255	25	52	0	0	0	0	0	.942
1932	BRO	N	SS	122	0	0	231	386	40	83	0	0	0	0	0	.939
1932	BRO	N	1B	2	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1933	BRO	N	SS	51	0	0	95	124	15	29	0	0	0	0	0	.936
1933	BRO	N	1B	9	0	0	65	5	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1933	BRO	N	3B	2	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1935	CHI	A	2B	7	0	0	13	20	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.943
Total			3B	3	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
Total			1B	12	0	0	70	6	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	7	0	0	13	20	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.943
Total			SS	1051	0	0	2156	3473	351	695	0	0	0	0	0	.941

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Jesse Petty and Harry Riconda (December 11, 1928).
Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (February 17, 1934).
Sold by Kansas City (American Association) to Chicago White Sox (January 29, 1935).

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