Glenn Wright Notable

b. February 6, 1901 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1924–1928, Brooklyn Robins 1929–1931, Brooklyn Dodgers 1932–1933, Chicago White Sox 1935

Glenn Wright played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1924 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1935.

Across 1,119 games he batted .294, with 1,219 hits and 584 runs. He finished with 94 home runs, 203 doubles, 76 triples and 38 stolen bases.

He played 1,051 games at shortstop, with 3,473 assists and 351 errors. He turned 695 double plays.

He was born in Archie, MO, USA on February 6, 1901, and died on April 6, 1984. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1925
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1925

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1924	PIT	153	616	80	177	28	18	7	111	27	52	14	.287
1925	PIT	153	614	97	189	32	10	18	121	31	32	3	.308
1926	PIT	119	458	73	141	15	15	8	77	19	26	6	.308
1927	PIT	143	570	78	160	26	4	9	105	39	46	4	.281
1928	PIT	108	407	63	126	20	8	8	66	21	53	3	.310
1929	BRO	24	25	4	5	0	0	1	6	3	6	0	.200
1930	BRO	135	532	83	171	28	12	22	126	32	70	2	.321
1931	BRO	77	268	36	76	9	4	9	32	14	35	1	.284
1932	BRO	127	446	50	122	31	5	11	60	12	57	4	.274
1933	BRO	71	192	19	49	13	0	1	18	11	24	1	.255
1935	CHW	9	25	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	.120
Career	—	1119	4153	584	1219	203	76	94	723	209	407	38	.294

On this day & linked events

1901

Born February 6, 1901

Archie, MO, USA

1984

Died April 6, 1984

1924

Major-league debut: Glenn Wright

Glenn Wright made a major-league debut on April 15, 1924.

1935

Final major-league game: Glenn Wright

Glenn Wright played a final major-league game on June 5, 1935.

Image: Goudey, public domain