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Mel Wright
Melvin James Wright
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 11, 1928 in Manila, AR
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1954
Final Game: July 18, 1961
Died: May 16, 1983 in Houston, TX
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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
1954 26 STL NL 0 0 10.45 9 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 16 15 12 2 11 4 2 0 0 59 39 2.613 13.9 1.7 9.6 3.5 0.36
1955 27 STL NL 2 2 .500 6.19 29 0 15 0 0 1 36.1 44 26 25 4 9 2 18 1 0 0 160 65 1.459 10.9 1.0 2.2 4.5 2.00
1960 32 CHC NL 0 1 .000 4.96 9 0 6 0 0 2 16.1 17 9 9 1 3 1 8 0 0 0 67 76 1.224 9.4 0.6 1.7 4.4 2.67
1961 33 CHC NL 0 1 .000 10.71 11 0 5 0 0 0 21.0 42 26 25 3 4 0 6 0 0 1 107 39 2.190 18.0 1.3 1.7 2.6 1.50
4 Seasons 2 4 .333 7.61 58 0 28 0 0 3 84.0 119 76 71 10 27 3 36 3 0 1 393 53 1.738 12.8 1.1 2.9 3.9 1.33
162 Game Avg. 2 5 .333 7.61 68 0 33 0 0 4 98 140 89 83 12 32 42 4 0 1 461 53 1.738 12.8 1.1 2.9 3.9 1.33
STL (2 yrs) 2 2 .500 7.14 38 0 17 0 0 1 46.2 60 41 37 6 20 2 22 3 0 0 219 57 1.714 11.6 1.2 3.9 4.2 1.10
CHC (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 8.20 20 0 11 0 0 2 37.1 59 35 34 4 7 1 14 0 0 1 174 49 1.768 14.2 1.0 1.7 3.4 2.00

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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
1954 26 STL NL 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 27 STL NL 29 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 32 CHC NL 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1961 33 CHC NL 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 58 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 38 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 20 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 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
1954 STL NL 26 P 9 0 10.1 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 2.61 0.33 .967 2.09 0.87
1955 STL NL 27 P 29 0 36.1 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 2.72 0.38 .945 2.03 0.83
1960 CHC NL 32 P 9 0 16.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.10 0.22 .950 2.09 0.87
1961 CHC NL 33 P 11 0 21.0 10 3 7 0 1 1.000 4.29 0.91 .960 2.19 0.88
4 Seasons P 58 0 84.0 26 12 14 0 2 1.000 2.79 0.45 .954 2.09 0.85
4 Seasons TOT 58 0 84.0 26 12 14 0 2 1.000 2.79 0.45 .954 2.09 0.85

Transactions

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

April 11, 1954: Traded by the New York Yankees with Emil Tellinger (minors) and Bill Virdon to the St. Louis Cardinals for Enos Slaughter.

June 24, 1959: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 24, 1959: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

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