Roy Wright (baseball)

Roy Wright
Roy Wright
	Pitcher
	Born: September 26, 1933; Buchtel, Ohio
	Died: May 5, 2018 (aged 84); Chickamauga, Georgia
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 30, 1956, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
	September 30, 1956, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	16.88
Innings pitched	22⁄3
Teams
	New York Giants (1956);

Roy Earl Wright (September 26, 1933 – May 5, 2018) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, during his playing career he was measured at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).^[1]

Wright pitched one game of Major League Baseball. Signed by the New York Giants after four years of service in the United States Army, he started the last game of the Giants' 1956 season, the second game of a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies. Wright lasted 22⁄3 innings, giving up eight hits (including a three-run home run by Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones), five earned runs and two bases on balls. He took the loss in a 5–2 Giant defeat.^[2]

Wright pitched in the minor leagues from 1957 to 1959 before leaving baseball.

Wright died May 5, 2018.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Roy Wright Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ "Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. September 30, 1956. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ "Mr. Roy Earl Wright". wilsonfuneralhome.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] "Roy Wright Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.

[2] "Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. September 30, 1956. Retrieved July 1, 2016.

[3] "Mr. Roy Earl Wright". wilsonfuneralhome.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

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