1941
Born February 20, 1941
Jefferson City, TN, USA
Clyde Wright Notable
Clyde Wright played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the California Angels in 1966 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1975.
He went 100 and 111 with a 3.50 earned run average, pitching 1,728.7 innings in 329 games. He struck out 667, completed 67 of his 235 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 360 games he batted .183, with 69 hits and 31 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 17 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1970. He threw a no-hitter in 1970.
He was born in Jefferson City, TN, USA on February 20, 1941. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1970 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 1970 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CAL | 24 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .103 |
| 1967 | CAL | 23 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .273 |
| 1968 | CAL | 51 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .216 |
| 1969 | CAL | 40 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .182 |
| 1970 | CAL | 47 | 105 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 | .171 |
| 1971 | CAL | 40 | 91 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .154 |
| 1972 | CAL | 35 | 83 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .217 |
| 1973 | CAL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | MIL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | TEX | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 360 | 378 | 31 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 120 | 0 | .183 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CAL | 4 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 91.1 | 92 | 38 | 25 | 37 | 3.74 |
| 1967 | CAL | 5 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 77.1 | 76 | 28 | 24 | 35 | 3.26 |
| 1968 | CAL | 10 | 6 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 125.2 | 123 | 55 | 44 | 71 | 3.94 |
| 1969 | CAL | 1 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 63.2 | 66 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 4.10 |
| 1970 | CAL | 22 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 260.2 | 226 | 82 | 88 | 110 | 2.83 |
| 1971 | CAL | 16 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 276.2 | 225 | 92 | 82 | 135 | 2.99 |
| 1972 | CAL | 18 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 251.0 | 229 | 83 | 80 | 87 | 2.98 |
| 1973 | CAL | 11 | 19 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 257.0 | 273 | 105 | 76 | 65 | 3.68 |
| 1974 | MIL | 9 | 20 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 232.0 | 264 | 114 | 54 | 64 | 4.42 |
| 1975 | TEX | 4 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 93.1 | 105 | 46 | 47 | 32 | 4.44 |
| Career | — | 100 | 111 | 329 | 235 | 3 | 1728.2 | 1679 | 672 | 550 | 667 | 3.50 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Major-league debut: Clyde Wright
Clyde Wright made a major-league debut on June 15, 1966.
1970
Clyde Wright's No-Hitter
Clyde Wright threw a no-hitter for the California Angels against the Oakland Athletics on July 3, 1970, winning 4–0.
1974
Steve Busby's No-Hitter
Steve Busby threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 19, 1974, winning 2–0.
1975
Final major-league game: Clyde Wright
Clyde Wright played a final major-league game on September 26, 1975.
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