Mel Wright

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Full Name: Melvin James Wright	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/210	First Game: April 17, 1954
Birthdate: May 11, 1928	Final Game: July 18, 1961
Birthplace: Manila, Arkansas	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: May 16, 1983
Deathplace: Houston, Texas
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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2 Statistics
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[edit] Biography

Born on May 11, 1928 in Manila, Arkansas, Mel Wright (Melvin James Wright) played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 4 year career. Wright broke into the bigs on April 17, 1954 with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1954	STL	N	9	0	0	0	1.45	4	15	12	0	0	0	10.1	16	2	11	0	0	2
1955	STL	N	29	0	2	2	6.19	18	26	25	0	0	1	36.1	44	4	9	2	0	1
1960	CHI	N	9	0	0	1	4.96	8	9	9	0	0	2	16.1	17	1	3	1	0	0
1961	CHI	N	11	0	0	1	1.71	6	26	25	0	0	0	21	42	3	4	0	1	0
Total			58	0	2	4	7.61	36	76	71	0	0	3	84	119	10	27	3	1	3

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1954	STL	N	P	9	0	10.1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
1955	STL	N	P	29	0	0	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	CHI	N	P	9	0	16.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
1961	CHI	N	P	11	0	21	3	7	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.000
Total			P	58	0	47.2	12	14	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	1.000

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1954	STL	N	9	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955	STL	N	29	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1960	CHI	N	9	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961	CHI	N	11	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total			58	11	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1950).
Traded by New York Yankees with Bill Virdon and Emil Tellinger to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Enos Slaughter (April 11, 1954).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (June 24, 1959).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (June 24, 1959).

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