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Ken Wright
Kenneth Warren Wright
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 4, 1946 in Pensacola, FL
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1970
Final Game: April 28, 1974
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 23 KCR AL 1 2 .333 5.23 47 0 14 0 0 3 53.1 49 33 31 2 29 0 30 7 1 2 231 71 1.463 8.3 0.3 4.9 5.1 1.03
1971 24 KCR AL 3 6 .333 3.69 21 12 3 1 1 1 78.0 66 34 32 6 47 0 56 3 0 3 344 93 1.449 7.6 0.7 5.4 6.5 1.19
1972 25 KCR AL 1 2 .333 4.91 17 0 11 0 0 4 18.1 15 10 10 0 15 1 18 1 0 3 84 61 1.636 7.4 0.0 7.4 8.8 1.20
1973 26 KCR AL 6 5 .545 4.91 25 12 6 1 0 0 80.2 60 48 44 6 82 0 75 0 0 2 372 83 1.760 6.7 0.7 9.1 8.4 0.91
1974 27 NYY AL 0 0 3.18 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 5 2 2 0 7 0 2 0 2 1 29 112 2.118 7.9 0.0 11.1 3.2 0.29
5 Seasons 11 15 .423 4.54 113 24 35 2 1 8 236.0 195 127 119 14 180 1 181 11 3 11 1060 81 1.589 7.4 0.5 6.9 6.9 1.01
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .423 4.54 56 12 17 1 0 4 117 97 63 59 7 89 0 90 5 1 5 526 81 1.589 7.4 0.5 6.9 6.9 1.01
KCR (4 yrs) 11 15 .423 4.57 110 24 34 2 1 8 230.1 190 125 117 14 173 1 179 11 1 10 1031 81 1.576 7.4 0.5 6.8 7.0 1.03
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 3.18 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 5 2 2 0 7 0 2 0 2 1 29 112 2.118 7.9 0.0 11.1 3.2 0.29

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 23 KCR AL 47 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 24 KCR AL 21 24 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .091 .130 .091 .221 -36 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 25 KCR AL 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 26 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 86 30 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .071 .103 .071 .175 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 57 53 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 .071 .103 .071 .175 -49 4 0 0 2 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 KCR AL 23 P 47 0 53.1 10 1 8 1 0 .900 1.52 0.19 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 KCR AL 24 P 21 12 78.0 18 1 16 1 2 .944 1.96 0.81 .961 1.98 0.77
1972 KCR AL 25 P 17 0 18.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.47 0.18 .933 1.87 0.75
1973 KCR AL 26 P 25 12 80.2 9 1 6 2 0 .778 0.78 0.28 .956 1.86 0.86
1974 NYY AL 27 P 3 0 5.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.76 1.00 .933 1.75 0.83
5 Seasons P 113 24 236.0 43 6 33 4 2 .907 1.49 0.35 .953 1.90 0.75
5 Seasons TOT 113 24 236.0 43 6 33 4 2 .907 1.49 0.35 .860 1.90 0.75

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1970 AL--7--9th

                                         

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Transactions

Before 1964 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 1, 1969: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

December 7, 1973: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Lou Piniella to the New York Yankees for Lindy McDaniel.

May 3, 1974: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Wallace.

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