| Roy Wright | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 26, 1933 Buchtel, Ohio |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 30, 1956 for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1956 for the New York Giants | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 16.88 |
| Innings pitched | 2⅔ |
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Roy Earl Wright (born September 26, 1933, at Buchtel, Ohio) is a retired American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).[1]
Wright pitched one game of Major League Baseball. Signed by the New York Giants after four years of service in the United States Army, he started the last game of the Giants' 1956 season, the second game of a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies. Wright lasted 2⅔ innings, giving up eight hits (including a three-run home run by Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones), five earned runs and two bases on balls. He took the loss in a 5–2 Giant defeat.[2]
He pitched in the minor leagues from 1957–1959 before leaving baseball.