Bill Wight

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William Robert Wight (April 12, 1922 - May 17, 2007) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1946 through {{by|1958)) for the New York Yankees (1946-'47), Chicago White Sox (1948-'50), Boston Red Sox (1951-'52), Detroit Tigers (1952-'53), Cleveland Indians (1953, 1955), Baltimore Orioles (1955-'57), Cincinnati Reds (1958) and St. Louis Cardinals (1958). Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb. Wight batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Rio Vista, California.

In a 12-season career, Wight posted a 77-99 record with 574 strikeouts and a 3.95 ERA in 347 appearances, including 198 starts, 66 complete games, 15 shutouts and eight saves in 1,563 innings of work.

Wight in Mount Shasta, California, at the age of 85.

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Chicago White Sox all-time roster

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

v • d • e Boston Red Sox Opening Day starting pitchers

1900s	1901: Kellum, WinWin Kellum \| 1902: Dinneen, BillBill Dinneen \| 1903: Winter, GeorgeGeorge Winter \| 1904: Young, CyCy Young \| 1905: Young, CyCy Young \| 1906: Young, CyCy Young \| 1907: Young, CyCy Young \| 1908: Young, CyCy Young \| 1909: Arellanes, FrankFrank Arellanes

1910s	1910: Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte \| 1911 Wood, Smoky JoeSmoky Joe Wood \| 1912: Wood, Smoky JoeSmoky Joe Wood \| 1913: Hall, CharleyCharley Hall \| 1914: Collins, RayRay Collins \| 1915: Shore, ErnieErnie Shore \| 1916: Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth \| 1917: Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth \| 1918: Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth \| 1919: Mays, CarlCarl Mays

1920s	1920: Russell, AllenAllen Russell \| 1921: Jones, Sad SamSad Sam Jones \| 1922: Quinn, JackJack Quinn \| 1923: Ehmke, HowardHoward Ehmke \| 1924: Ehmke, HowardHoward Ehmke \| 1925: Ferguson, AlexAlex Ferguson \| 1926: Ehmke, HowardHoward Ehmke \| 1927: Harriss, SlimSlim Harriss \| 1928: MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden \| 1929: Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing

1930s	1930: MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden \| 1931: Moore, WilcyWilcy Moore \| 1932: MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden \| 1933: Andrews, IvyIvy Andrews \| 1934: Rhodes, GordonGordon Rhodes \| 1935: Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell \| 1936: Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell \| 1937: Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell \| 1938: Bagby, JimJim Bagby \| 1939: Grove, LeftyLefty Grove

1940s	1940: Grove, LeftyLefty Grove \| 1941: Grove, LeftyLefty Grove \| 1942: Newsome, DickDick Newsome \| 1943: Hughson, TexTex Hughson \| 1944: Terry, YankYank Terry \| 1945: Cecil, RexRex Cecil \| 1946: Hughson, TexTex Hughson \| 1947: Hughson, TexTex Hughson \| 1948: Dobson, JoeJoe Dobson \| 1949: Dobson, JoeJoe Dobson

1950s	1950: Parnell, MelMel Parnell \| 1951: Wight, BillBill Wight \| 1952: Parnell, MelMel Parnell \| 1953: Parnell, MelMel Parnell \| 1954: Parnell, MelMel Parnell \| 1955: Sullivan, FrankFrank Sullivan \| 1956: Sullivan, FrankFrank Sullivan \| 1957: Brewer, TomTom Brewer \| 1958: Sullivan, FrankFrank Sullivan \| 1959: Brewer, TomTom Brewer

1960s	1960: Sturdivant, TomTom Sturdivant \| 1961: Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette \| 1962: Schwall, DonDon Schwall \| 1963: Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette \| 1964: Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette \| 1965: Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette \| 1966: Wilson, EarlEarl Wilson \| 1967: Lonborg, JimJim Lonborg \| 1968: Ellsworth, DickDick Ellsworth \| 1969: Lonborg, JimJim Lonborg

1970s	1970: Peters, GaryGary Peters \| 1971: Culp, RayRay Culp \| 1972: Pattin, MartyMarty Pattin \| 1973: Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant \| 1974: Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant \| 1975: Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant \| 1976: Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins \| 1977: Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins \| 1978: Torrez, MikeMike Torrez \| 1979: Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley

1980s	1980: Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley \| 1981:Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley \| 1982: Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley \| 1983: Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley \| 1984: Hurst, BruceBruce Hurst \| 1985: Boyd, Oil CanOil Can Boyd \| 1986: Hurst, BruceBruce Hurst \| 1987: Stanley, BobBob Stanley \| 1988: Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens \| 1989: Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens

1990s	1990: Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens \| 1991: Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens \| 1992: Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens \| 1993: Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens \| 1994: Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens \| 1995: Sele, AaronAaron Sele \| 1996: Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens \| 1997: Gordon, TomTom Gordon \| 1998: Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez \| 1999: Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez

2000s	2000: Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez \| 2001: Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez \| 2002: Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez \| 2003: Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez \| 2004: Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez \| 2005: Wells, DavidDavid Wells \| 2006: Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling \| 2007: Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling \| 2008: Matsuzaka, DaisukeDaisuke Matsuzaka \| 2009: Beckett, JoshJosh Beckett

v • d • e Chicago White Sox Opening Day starting pitchers

1900s	1901: Patterson, RoyRoy Patterson \| 1902: Callahan, NixeyNixey Callahan \| 1903: Flaherty, PatsyPatsy Flaherty \| 1904: Owen, FrankFrank Owen \| 1905: Smith, FrankFrank Smith \| 1906: Owen, FrankFrank Owen \| 1907: Walsh, EdEd Walsh \| 1908: White, DocDoc White \| 1909: Smith, FrankFrank Smith

1910s	1910: Smith, FrankFrank Smith \| 1911 Walsh, EdEd Walsh \| 1912: Walsh, EdEd Walsh \| 1913: Scott, JimJim Scott \| 1914: Scott, JimJim Scott \| 1915: Scott, JimJim Scott \| 1916: Russell, RebReb Russell \| 1917: Williams, LeftyLefty Williams \| 1918: Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte \| 1919: Williams, LeftyLefty Williams

1920s	1920: Williams, LeftyLefty Williams \| 1921: Kerr, DickieDickie Kerr \| 1922: Faber, RedRed Faber \| 1923: Faber, RedRed Faber \| 1924: Robertson, CharlieCharlie Robertson \| 1925: Thurston, SloppySloppy Thurston \| 1926: Lyons, TedTed Lyons \| 1927: Thomas, TommyTommy Thomas \| 1928: Lyons, TedTed Lyons \| 1929: Thomas, TommyTommy Thomas

1930s	1930: Thomas, TommyTommy Thomas \| 1931: Thomas, TommyTommy Thomas \| 1932: Jones, Sad SamSad Sam Jones \| 1933: Durham, EdEd Durham \| 1934: Jones, Sad SamSad Sam Jones \| 1935: Jones, Sad SamSad Sam Jones \| 1936: Whitehead, JohnJohn Whitehead \| 1937: Kennedy, VernVern Kennedy \| 1938: Whitehead, JohnJohn Whitehead \| 1939: Rigney, JohnnyJohnny Rigney

1940s	1940: Smith, EddieEddie Smith \| 1941: Dietrich, BillBill Dietrich \| 1942: Rigney, JohnnyJohnny Rigney \| 1943: Dietrich, BillBill Dietrich \| 1944: Grove, OrvalOrval Grove \| 1945: Lee, ThorntonThornton Lee \| 1946: Dietrich, BillBill Dietrich \| 1947: Lopat, EddieEddie Lopat \| 1948: Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes \| 1949: Gettel, AlAl Gettel

1950s	1950: Wight, BillBill Wight \| 1951: Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce \| 1952: Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce \| 1953: Rogovin, SaulSaul Rogovin \| 1954: Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce \| 1955: Trucks, VirgilVirgil Trucks \| 1956: Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce \| 1957: Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce \| 1958: Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce \| 1959: Moore, RayRay Moore

1960s	1960: Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn \| 1961: Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn \| 1962: Pizarro, JuanJuan Pizarro \| 1963: Herbert, RayRay Herbert \| 1964: Peters, GaryGary Peters \| 1965: Peters, GaryGary Peters \| 1966: John, TommyTommy John \| 1967: Buzhardt, JohnJohn Buzhardt \| 1968: Horlen, JoeJoe Horlen \| 1969: Peters, GaryGary Peters

1970s	1970: John, TommyTommy John \| 1971: Johnson, BartBart Johnson \| 1972: Wood, WilburWilbur Wood \| 1973: Wood, WilburWilbur Wood \| 1974: Wood, WilburWilbur Wood \| 1975: Wood, WilburWilbur Wood \| 1976: Wood, WilburWilbur Wood \| 1977: Brett, KenKen Brett \| 1978: Stone, SteveSteve Stone \| 1979: Kravec, KenKen Kravec

1980s	1980: Dotson, RichardRichard Dotson \| 1981:Burns, BrittBritt Burns \| 1982: Koosman, JerryJerry Koosman \| 1983: Hoyt, LaMarrLaMarr Hoyt \| 1984: Hoyt, LaMarrLaMarr Hoyt \| 1985: Seaver, TomTom Seaver \| 1986: Seaver, TomTom Seaver \| 1987: Dotson, RichardRichard Dotson \| 1988: Horton, RickyRicky Horton \| 1989: Reuss, JerryJerry Reuss

1990s	1990: Pérez, MélidoMélido Pérez \| 1991: McDowell, JackJack McDowell \| 1992: McDowell, JackJack McDowell \| 1993: McDowell, JackJack McDowell \| 1994: McDowell, JackJack McDowell \| 1995: Fernandez, AlexAlex Fernandez \| 1996: Fernandez, AlexAlex Fernandez \| 1997: Navarro, JaimeJaime Navarro \| 1998: Navarro, JaimeJaime Navarro \| 1999: Baldwin, JamesJames Baldwin

2000s	2000: Sirotka, MikeMike Sirotka \| 2001: Wells, DavidDavid Wells \| 2002: Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle \| 2003: Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle \| 2004: Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle \| 2005: Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle \| 2006: Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle \| 2007: Contreras, JoséJosé Contreras \| 2008: Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle \| 2009: Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle

2010s	2010: TBD