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Henry Wright (baseball)

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Henry Wright
Pitcher
Born: (1906-12-16)December 16, 1906
Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: August 27, 1960(1960-08-27) (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

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

  1. ^ "Henry Wright". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Henry Wright". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.