Mel Wright
Melvin James Wright
Born: May 11, 1928
Manila, AR US
Deceased: May 16, 1983
Houston, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Career: 1950-1961
Major League Statistics
Mel Wright compiled a career record of 75 wins and 53 losses and a 3.07 ERA in his 472-game pitching career with the McAlester Rockets, Joplin Miners, Binghamton Triplets, Kansas City Blues, Columbus Red Birds, Rochester Red Wings, Omaha Cardinals, Houston Buffs, Dallas Rangers and Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
 Kansas City Blues |
 Columbus Red Birds |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Dallas Rangers |
 Houston Buffs |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3.01 | 32 | 25 | 215.0 | 180 | 87 | 72 | 14 | 59 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | C | WA | Joplin Miners | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.67 | 28 | 206.0 | 199 | 97 | 84 | 5 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 7 | 8 | .467 | 1.93 | 57 | 1 | 121.0 | 95 | 39 | 26 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 13 | 2 | .867 | 3.24 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 111.0 | 112 | 47 | 40 | 8 | 35 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.77 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 117.0 | 138 | 55 | 49 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.76 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.05 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 53 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.90 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 58 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.87 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 35 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas Rangers | 36 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.31 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 61 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.75 | 6 | 0 | 12.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Totals | 75 | 53 | .586 | 3.07 | 472 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1090.0 | 1031 | 455 | 372 | 58 | 331 | 7 | 294 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | 33 | 95 | 95 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .211 | .284 | .495 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | WA | Joplin Miners | 33 | 86 | 86 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .430 | .698 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 57 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .294 | .559 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 47 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .207 | .233 | .207 | .440 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 28 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .171 | .194 | .171 | .366 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 27 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Dallas Rangers | 71 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Houston Buffs | 71 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 54 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 407 | 351 | 335 | 7 | 79 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .236 | .249 | .307 | .557 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | WA | Joplin Miners | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 57 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 47 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | .846 | .468 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 28 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .926 | .893 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 20 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .947 | .900 |
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .556 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .467 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 46 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .391 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 41 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .952 | .488 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas Rangers | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | P | 54 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .407 |
| Totals | 466 | 39 | 108 | 8 | 13 | .948 | .315 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | Sooner State League | McAlester Rockets | NYA | ||
| 1951 | C | Western Association | Joplin Miners | NYA | ||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Houston Buffs | |||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas Rangers | |||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Houston Buffs | CHN |
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