Henry Wright (baseball)
| Henry Wright | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 16, 1906 Columbia, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: August 27, 1960 (aged 53) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1929, for the Nashville Elite Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1935, for the Columbus Elite Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Henry Lewis Wright (December 16, 1906 – August 27, 1960), nicknamed "Red", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1929 and 1935.
A native of Columbia, Tennessee, Wright made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 for the Nashville Elite Giants. He played for the team through 1935, as the franchise moved from Nashville to Cleveland and Columbus.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Henry Wright". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Henry Wright". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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