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- Mel_Wright abstract "Melvin James Wright, Jr. (May 11, 1928 – May 16, 1983) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, pitching coach and scout. A native of Manila, Arkansas, who attended Ouachita Baptist University, Wright threw and batted right-handed and was measured during his playing days at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) (190.5 cm) tall and 210 pounds (95 kg). Wright was a longtime associate of former MLB center fielder and manager Bill Virdon. Originally signed by the New York Yankees in 1950, Wright was traded with Virdon to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 11, 1954, in a multiplayer transaction that sent eventual Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Enos Slaughter to the Yanks. But while Virdon enjoyed a decade-plus-long Major League playing tenure, Wright spent most of his pitching career at the Triple-A minor league level. In 543 minor league games, he won 85 games, losing 61 with an earned run average of 3.01. He did appear in 58 games with the Cardinals (1954–1955) and Chicago Cubs (1960–1961), winning two of six decisions, surrendering 119 hits in 84 innings pitched, and compiling a poor earned run average of 7.61.He began his coaching career in 1962 with the Salt Lake City Bees of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, then was a member of the Cubs' experimental College of Coaches in 1963–1964 before becoming a Chicago scout, minor league pitching instructor, then Major League pitching coach for one season (1971) on the staff of Leo Durocher. In 1973, Virdon, then in his second and final season as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, named Wright as his Major League pitching coach. Virdon then appointed Wright to posts with the Yankees (1974–1975, as bullpen coach), Houston Astros (1976–1982) and Montreal Expos (1983). However, Wright was suffering from cancer when Virdon asked him to join the Montreal coaching staff. He was hospitalized one week into the 1983 season and died of heart failure on May 16, in Houston, Texas, at age 55.".
- Mel_Wright activeYearsEndDate "1961-07-18".
- Mel_Wright activeYearsStartDate "1954-04-17".
- Mel_Wright battingSide "Right".
- Mel_Wright birthDate "1928-05-11".
- Mel_Wright birthYear "1928".
- Mel_Wright deathDate "1983-05-16".
- Mel_Wright deathYear "1983".
- Mel_Wright formerTeam Chicago_Cubs.
- Mel_Wright formerTeam St._Louis_Cardinals.
- Mel_Wright position Pitcher.
- Mel_Wright statisticLabel Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching).
- Mel_Wright statisticValue "2.0".
- Mel_Wright team Chicago_Cubs.
- Mel_Wright team St._Louis_Cardinals.
- Mel_Wright throwingSide "Right".
- Mel_Wright wikiPageID "17146410".
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- Mel_Wright after Don_Osborn.
- Mel_Wright after Larry_Jansen.
- Mel_Wright after Les_Moss.
- Mel_Wright after "n/a".
- Mel_Wright bats "Right".
- Mel_Wright before Don_Osborn.
- Mel_Wright before Jim_Hegan.
- Mel_Wright before Joe_Becker_(baseball).
- Mel_Wright before Roger_Craig_(baseball).
- Mel_Wright birthDate "1928-05-11".
- Mel_Wright birthPlace Manila,_Arkansas.
- Mel_Wright br "/w/wrighme01".
- Mel_Wright brm "wright002mel".
- Mel_Wright dateOfBirth "1928-05-11".
- Mel_Wright dateOfDeath "1983-05-16".
- Mel_Wright deathDate "1983-05-16".
- Mel_Wright deathPlace Houston.
- Mel_Wright debutdate "--04-17".
- Mel_Wright debutteam St._Louis_Cardinals.
- Mel_Wright finaldate "--07-18".
- Mel_Wright finalteam Chicago_Cubs.
- Mel_Wright ft "6".
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- Mel_Wright name "Mel Wright".
- Mel_Wright name "Wright, Mel".
- Mel_Wright placeOfBirth "Manila, Arkansas".
- Mel_Wright placeOfDeath "Houston, Texas".
- Mel_Wright position Pitcher.
- Mel_Wright shortDescription "American baseball pitcher-coach".
- Mel_Wright stat1label Win–loss_record_(pitching).
- Mel_Wright stat1value "2".
- Mel_Wright stat2label Earned_run_average.
- Mel_Wright stat2value "7.61".
- Mel_Wright stat3label "Strikeouts".
- Mel_Wright stat3value "36".
- Mel_Wright teams "*St. Louis Cardinals *Chicago Cubs".
- Mel_Wright throws "Right".
- Mel_Wright title Chicago_Cubs.
- Mel_Wright title Coach_(baseball).
- Mel_Wright title Houston_Astros.
- Mel_Wright title New_York_Yankees.
- Mel_Wright title Pittsburgh_Pirates.
- Mel_Wright years "1971".
- Mel_Wright years "1973".
- Mel_Wright years "1974".
- Mel_Wright years "1976".
- Mel_Wright description "American baseball pitcher-coach".
- Mel_Wright description "American baseball pitcher-coach".
- Mel_Wright subject Category:1928_births.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:1983_deaths.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Baseball_players_from_Arkansas.
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- Mel_Wright subject Category:Chicago_Cubs_coaches.
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- Mel_Wright subject Category:Chicago_Cubs_scouts.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Columbus_Red_Birds_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Dallas-Fort_Worth_Rangers_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Dallas_Rangers_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Houston_Astros_coaches.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Houston_Buffs_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Joplin_Miners_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Kansas_City_Blues_(baseball)_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Major_League_Baseball_bullpen_coaches.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Major_League_Baseball_pitchers.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Major_League_Baseball_pitching_coaches.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:McAlester_Rockets_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Montreal_Expos_coaches.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:New_York_Yankees_coaches.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Omaha_Cardinals_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:People_from_Mississippi_County,_Arkansas.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Pittsburgh_Pirates_coaches.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:Rochester_Red_Wings_players.
- Mel_Wright subject Category:St._Louis_Cardinals_players.
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- Mel_Wright type ChicagoCubsCoaches.
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