Ken Wright (baseball) explained

Ken Wright
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:4 September 1946
Birth Place:Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Death Place:Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 10
Debutyear:1970
Debutteam:Kansas City Royals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 28
Finalyear:1974
Finalteam:New York Yankees
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:11–15
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.54
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:181
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Kenneth Warren Wright (September 4, 1946 – January 21, 2017) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1974 for the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees.

After attending Escambia High School he was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1964, Wright was selected from Boston in the rule 5 draft by the Kansas City Royals. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the Royals on April 10, 1970, and appeared in his final game on April 28, 1974, with the New York Yankees.

Wright died January 21, 2017.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Kenneth-Wright%2c&lc=2623&pid=183692712&mid=7264212 Kenneth Wright Obituary