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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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.9

ERA

7.61

84.0

WHIP

1.738

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Team Record in Appearances: 6-23

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 13

1955 Pitching Game Log

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1955 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	10	56	Jun 17	STL		BRO	L,1-12	6-8		99	3.0	5	4	4	1	1	1	0	12.00	7.03	15	5	8	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-2.49	6t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d11
2	11	61	Jun 22	STL		PHI	L,6-9	7-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9.82	5.64	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.034	.06	0.00%	0.91	7t 12- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d3
3	12	63	Jun 24	STL		NYG	L,0-1	9-GF		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	5.37	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.032	.07	0.00%	0.44	9t 12- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
4	13	68	Jun 29	STL		CIN	W,9-5	7-7		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.20	4.37	4	0	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.088	.05	0.00%	0.50	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	14	69	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	L,7-11	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.00	4.03	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.08	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
6	15	70	Jul 2	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.68	3.63	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.005	.01	0.00%	0.33	8b -2- 2 out d3	8b end d 3
7	16	72	Jul 3(2)	STL	@	CHC	L,5-10	5-5		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.14	3.22	3	1	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.048	.06	0.00%	-0.42	5b 123 1 out d2	5b 3 out d4
8	17	74	Jul 4(2)	STL	@	MLN	W,5-4	8-GF(10)	BW(1-0)	0	3.0	2	3	3	1	1	1	0	6.30	4.37	11	4	3	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.97	-0.167	.14	-0.01%	-1.16	8b 1-- 0 out a3	10b end a 1
9	18	75	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	8-9		0	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.55	4.46	5	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.210	.04	-0.01%	-0.10	8b --- 0 out d1	9b -2- 0 out a1
10	19	76	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	W,6-4	9-GF	S(1)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.35	4.40	1	0	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.99	0.180	.22	0.00%	0.80	9b 123 2 out a2	9b end a 2
11	20	78	Jul 8	STL		CHC	L,4-6	8-10		1	3.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.02	3.90	12	5	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	0.382	.14	0.01%	1.51	8t --- 0 out tie	10t 3 out tie
12	21	82	Jul 15	STL	@	BRO	L,3-12	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	7	6	6	1	0	1	0	8.22	4.85	11	2	7	4	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	.06	-0.028	.01	0.00%	-5.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 9
13	22	84	Jul 17(1)	STL	@	PIT	W,9-8			1	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.88	4.62	4												4			0		0
14	23	98	Jul 29	STL		BRO	L,4-5	9-GF		11	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.71	4.57	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	0.050	.04	0.00%	0.77	9t 123 2 out d1	9t end d 1
15	24	99	Jul 30	STL		BRO	L,0-6	6-6		0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.56	4.53	3	1	2	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.92	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.50	6t 1-3 2 out d2	6t 3 out d4
16	25	100	Jul 31	STL		BRO	L,2-11	6-8		0	2.1	6	4	4	1	0	0	0	8.53	4.42	13	5	7	4	0	0		2	1	0	0	1	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-3.56	6t 12- 2 out d4	8t 3 out d9
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	26	102	Aug 2	STL		NYG	L,0-3	9-GF		1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.10	4.47	6	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
18	27	106	Aug 6	STL		PHI	L,3-5	8-GF		3	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.59	4.34	5	1	3	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.61	8t --- 2 out d2	9t end d 2
19	28	107	Aug 7	STL		PHI	L,6-9	8-8	HL(1-1)	0	0.1	1	3	3	2	1	0	0	8.72	4.49	4	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82	-0.228	.00	0.00%	-1.07	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 123 1 out a1
20	29	108	Aug 9	STL	@	MLN	L,2-6			1	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	9.13	4.53	7												5			1		1
21	30	115	Aug 15	STL		MLN	L,1-12	8-GF		5	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	8.76	4.88	7	2	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.00	8t --- 0 out d10	9t end d11
22	31	125	Aug 25(2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.42	4.78	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
23	32	127	Aug 27	STL	@	PHI	L,2-8	6-7		1	2.0	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.81	4.39	9	1	2	0	1	3		2	2	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-1.01	6b 12- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d6
24	33	129	Aug 29	STL	@	BRO	L,4-10	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.53	4.32	4	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	34	132	Sep 1	STL	@	PIT	L,6-7	7-GF	L(1-2)	2	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.34	4.13	8	3	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.36	-0.112	.00	0.00%	0.38	7b 12- 1 out tie	9b end d 1
26	35	136	Sep 5	STL		CIN	W,3-2	2-2		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.34	4.13	0							0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						9t 1-- 2 out a2	9t 12- 2 out a2
27	36	138	Sep 8	STL		NYG	L,2-6			2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.11	4.07	2												2			0		0
28	37	142	Sep 12	STL		PIT	L,3-9	6-7		3	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.75	3.87	6	3	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.18	6t -2- 1 out d4	7t 3 out d4
29	38	149	Sep 19	STL		CHC	W,6-5	10-GF(12)	W(2-2)	6	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.19	3.63	9	5	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	0.413	.00	0.00%	1.51	10t --- 0 out tie	12t end tie
							6-23		W-L:2-2,Sv:1,BSv:1,Hld:1	2.0	36.1	44	26	25	9	18	4	1	6.19	3.63	160	0.85		15%	6%	19		24	33%	0	0	1	143	4	2	2	3	1	1	.95	0.209	.03	0.00%	-6.80

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