1919
Born May 15, 1919
Dyersburg, TN, USA
Ed Wright Notable
Ed Wright divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Boston Braves from 1945, then the Philadelphia Athletics through 1952.
He went 25 and 16 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 398 innings in 101 games. He struck out 93 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 101 games he batted .211, with 27 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.
He was born in Dyersburg, TN, USA on May 15, 1919, and died on November 19, 1995. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BSN | 15 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .128 |
| 1946 | BSN | 36 | 59 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .305 |
| 1947 | BSN | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .130 |
| 1948 | BSN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | PHA | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 101 | 128 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .211 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BSN | 8 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 111.1 | 104 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 2.51 |
| 1946 | BSN | 12 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 176.1 | 164 | 69 | 71 | 44 | 3.52 |
| 1947 | BSN | 3 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 64.2 | 80 | 46 | 35 | 14 | 6.40 |
| 1948 | BSN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.93 |
| 1952 | PHA | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 41.1 | 55 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 6.53 |
| Career | — | 25 | 16 | 101 | 39 | 1 | 398.1 | 412 | 177 | 161 | 93 | 4.00 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Died November 19, 1995
1947
Ewell Blackwell's No-Hitter
Ewell Blackwell threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Boston Braves on June 18, 1947, winning 6–0.