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Mel Wright
Melvin James Wright

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

Debut April 17, 1954
Final Game July 18, 1961
Born May 11, 1928 in Manila, AR
Died May 16, 1983 in Houston, TX

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1954 26 STL NL   0   0   9   0   0   0   2  0   10.3   16   15   12   2   11    4   2   0    59       0 10.45  4.11   39 2.613
 1955 27 STL NL   2   2  29   0   0   0  15  1   36.3   44   26   25   4    9   18   1   0   160   2   0  6.19  4.08   66 1.459
 1960 32 CHC NL   0   1   9   0   0   0   6  2   16.3   17    9    9   1    3    8   0   0    67   1   0  4.96  3.76   76 1.224
 1961 33 CHC NL   0   1  11   0   0   0   5  0   21.0   42   26   25   3    4    6   0   1   107   0   0 10.71  4.19   39 2.190
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .333   2   4  58   0   0   0  28  3   84.0  119   76   71  10   27   36   3   1   393   3   0  7.61  4.05   53 1.738
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   4  68   0   0   0  32  3   98.3  139   89   83  11   31   42   3   1   460   3   0  7.61  4.05   53 1.738
 Career High      2   2  29   0   0   0  15  2   36.3   44   26   25   4   11   18   2   1   160   2   0                       

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 26 STL NL   9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0       0   0
 1955 27 STL NL  29    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1960 32 CHC NL   9    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 33 CHC NL  11    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       58   11    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         31    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     29    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 26 STL NL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .275| .000  .347| .000  .426| .000  .773|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1955 27 STL NL    6    6    0   0.0   105| .000  .265| .000  .336| .000  .420| .000  .757|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1960 32 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0    98| .000  .262| .000  .328| .000  .402| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1961 33 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0   107| .000  .271| .000  .338| .000  .422| .000  .760|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        11   11    0   0.0   105| .000  .267| .000  .336| .000  .418| .000  .754|-100  .000  -3.2  -0.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 26 STL NL P 9 2 1 0 1 1.000 .968 0.33 0.87 2.62 2.10 0 10.3 1955 27 STL NL P 29 5 6 0 0 1.000 .948 0.38 0.83 2.73 2.03 0 36.3 1960 32 CHC NL P 9 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.87 1.10 2.10 0 16.3 1961 33 CHC NL P 11 3 7 0 1 1.000 .962 0.91 0.88 4.29 2.19 0 21.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 26 STL NL P 9 2 1 0 1 1.000 .968 0.33 0.87 2.62 2.10 0 10.3 1955 27 STL NL P 29 5 6 0 0 1.000 .948 0.38 0.83 2.73 2.03 0 36.3 1960 32 CHC NL P 9 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.87 1.10 2.10 0 16.3 1961 33 CHC NL P 11 3 7 0 1 1.000 .962 0.91 0.88 4.29 2.19 0 21.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 58 12 14 0 2 1.000 .956 0.45 0.85 2.79 2.09 0 84.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 58 12 14 0 2 1.000 .956 0.45 0.85 2.79 2.09 0 84
An Important note about our fielding stats


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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