1946
Born September 4, 1946
Pensacola, FL, USA
Ken Wright Notable
Ken Wright divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Kansas City Royals from 1970, then the New York Yankees through 1974.
He went 11 and 15 with a 4.54 earned run average, pitching 236 innings in 113 games. He struck out 181 and threw 1 shutout. Across 113 games he batted .071, with 2 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Pensacola, FL, USA on September 4, 1946, and died on January 21, 2017. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | KCR | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | KCR | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 |
| 1972 | KCR | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | KCR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 113 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .071 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | KCR | 1 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 53.1 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 5.23 |
| 1971 | KCR | 3 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 78.0 | 66 | 32 | 47 | 56 | 3.69 |
| 1972 | KCR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 18.1 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 4.91 |
| 1973 | KCR | 6 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 80.2 | 60 | 44 | 82 | 75 | 4.91 |
| 1974 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3.18 |
| Career | — | 11 | 15 | 113 | 24 | 8 | 236.0 | 195 | 119 | 180 | 181 | 4.54 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Died January 21, 2017
Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain