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: 0-11

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 9, Entered with runners on base: 4

1961 Pitching Game Log

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1961 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	48	1	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-7	5-5		99	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.57	4	3	1	0	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	-0.020	.74	-0.03%	-0.58	5b -23 1 out d4	5b 3 out d6
2	49	5	Apr 18	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	7-GF(8)	L(0-1)	6	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	6.75	1.82	10	3	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.264	2.72	-0.40%	-1.00	7b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 2
3	50	14	Apr 29	CHC		LAD	L,4-9	9-GF		10	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.36	2.85	5	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.003	.08	-0.01%	-0.49	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
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
4	51	19	May 4	CHC		SFG	L,3-9	8-GF		4	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.35	2.04	8	1	3	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.001	.09	0.00%	0.02	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
5	52	20	May 6	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	6-7		1	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.14	2.15	5	2	3	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.028	.46	-0.04%	-0.10	6b -2- 2 out d3	7b 3 out d4
6	53	25	May 13	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-7	6-GF(8)		6	3.0	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	4.50	2.07	12	7	3	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	0	1	.15	-0.051	.18	-0.04%	-0.37	6b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
7	54	27	May 15	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-14	5-6		1	2.0	4	3	3	1	2	1	0	6.00	3.16	11	3	1	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.050	.16	-0.04%	-2.03	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d7
8	55	35	May 24	CHC		PIT	L,3-7	8-GF		8	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.79	4.00	9	5	1	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.023	.08	-0.01%	0.02	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
Jul				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
9	56	74	Jul 4(1)	CHC		SFG	L,3-19	4-7		40	3.0	8	6	6	1	0	0	0	7.94	3.93	17	4	4	1	2	8		1	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	.02	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-2.59	4t -2- 2 out d8	7t 12- 2 out d12
10	57	76	Jul 6(1)	CHC		PIT	L,3-15	7-8		1	1.0	6	6	6	1	0	1	0	10.50	4.74	10	2	1	0	1	6		3	3	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-7.82	7t 123 2 out d5	8t --- 2 out d14
11	58	89	Jul 18(2)	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	2-4		11	3.0	8	4	4	0	0	0	0	10.71	4.43	16	4	12	8	3	0		0	0	0	1	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.241	.02	0.00%	-2.34	2b --- 0 out tie	4b 3 out d4
							0-11		W-L:0-1	3.9	21.0	42	26	25	4	6	3	0	10.71	4.43	107	1.09		22%	13%	28		7	86%	2	1	0	101	4	3	0	2	0	1	.29	-0.712	.35	-0.56%	-17.28

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