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: 0-9

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 5, Entered with runners on base: 4

1954 Pitching Game Log

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1954 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	1	3	Apr 17	STL	@	CHC	L,13-23	5-5		99	0.1	2	5	5	3	0	0	0	135.00	29.40	6	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.77	-0.142	1.63	-0.18%	-3.08	5b --- 0 out d2	5b 123 1 out d4
2	2	6	Apr 20	STL		CIN	L,6-13	1-2		2	1.0	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	40.50	19.65	8	2	1	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.03	-0.204	2.60	-0.31%	-2.49	1t 12- 2 out d2	2t 12- 2 out d4
May				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
3	3	16	May 2(2)	STL		NYG	L,7-9	4-6		11	2.1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	14.73	8.13	10	0	5	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.038	1.69	-0.07%	-0.37	4t -23 2 out d3	6t 3 out d2
4	4	19	May 5	STL		PHI	L,3-10	9-9		2	0.0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	17.18	10.58	3	0	0	0	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.019	.59	-0.04%	-3.00	9t 123 1 out d3	9t 123 1 out d6
5	5	20	May 7	STL	@	CIN	L,3-10	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.50	8.83	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
6	6	25	May 13	STL	@	BRO	L,3-10	6-6		5	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12.60	8.00	2	0	1	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.018	.40	-0.03%	-1.48	6b 1-3 2 out d5	6b 3 out d7
7	7	29	May 16 susp	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	4-5		2	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	10.29	7.26	10	2	5	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	.46	-0.023	1.49	-0.04%	0.02	4b --- 0 out d3	5b 3 out d4
8	8	36	May 23	STL		CIN	L,6-13	8-9		6	1.1	3	5	4	1	0	1	1	12.96	8.76	9	1	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.051	.74	-0.12%	-2.57	8t --- 0 out d3	9t 123 1 out d4
9	9	39	May 26	STL		CHC	L,5-15	8-GF		2	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	11.32	7.91	9	2	2	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.02	8t --- 0 out d12	9t end d10
							0-9		W-L:0-0	2.9	10.1	16	16	13	11	4	2	2	11.32	7.91	60	0.40		7%	0%	15		9	78%	1	0	0	47	2	1	1	0	0	2	.41	-0.495	1.17	-0.80%	-12.42

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