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Mel Wright

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: May 11, 1928 in Manila, AR us

Died: May 16, 1983 in Houston, TX

Buried: Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock, AR

School: Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, AR)

Debut: April 17, 1954 (Age 25-341d, 11,103rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: July 18, 1961 (Age 33-068d)
vs. STL 3.0 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Melvin James Wright

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.9

ERA

7.61

84.0

WHIP

1.738

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	56 (55)	Jun 17	STL		BRO	L,1-12		15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	61 (4)	Jun 22	STL		PHI	L,6-9		2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	63 (1)	Jun 24	STL		NYG	L,0-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	68 (4)	Jun 29	STL		CIN	W,9-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	69	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	L,7-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	70	Jul 2	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	72 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,5-10		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	74 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	MLN	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	75	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	76	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	W,6-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	78 (1)	Jul 8	STL		CHC	L,4-6		12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	82 (3)	Jul 15	STL	@	BRO	L,3-12	GF	11	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	84 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,9-8		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
14	98 (13)	Jul 29	STL		BRO	L,4-5	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	99	Jul 30	STL		BRO	L,0-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	100	Jul 31	STL		BRO	L,2-11		13	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	102 (1)	Aug 2	STL		NYG	L,0-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	106 (3)	Aug 6	STL		PHI	L,3-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	107	Aug 7	STL		PHI	L,6-9		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	108	Aug 9	STL	@	MLN	L,2-6	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	115 (6)	Aug 15	STL		MLN	L,1-12	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	125 (9)	Aug 25 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	127 (1)	Aug 27	STL	@	PHI	L,2-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	129 (1)	Aug 29	STL	@	BRO	L,4-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	132 (2)	Sep 1	STL	@	PIT	L,6-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	136 (3)	Sep 5	STL		CIN	W,3-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	138 (1)	Sep 8	STL		NYG	L,2-6		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	142 (3)	Sep 12	STL		PIT	L,3-9		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	149 (6)	Sep 19	STL		CHC	W,6-5	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							29gm		36.1	5	6	0	11	0