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]