Bill Wright (outfielder)
Appearance
Bill Wright | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Milan, Tennessee | June 6, 1914|
Died: August 3, 1996 Aguascalientes City, Mexico | (aged 82)|
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1932, for the Nashville Elite Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1945, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Teams | |
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Burnis "Wild Bill" Wright (June 6, 1914 in Milan, Tennessee – August 3, 1996 in Aguascalientes, Mexico) was a professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League.[1] Primarily an outfielder, he played from 1932 to 1951.
References
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- Negro League Baseball Museum
- Wild Bill Wright at Seamheads
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1996 deaths
- African-American baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Algodoneros de Torreón players
- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Gallos de Santa Rosa players
- Industriales de Monterrey players
- Nashville Elite Giants players
- People from Milan, Tennessee
- Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
- Sportspeople from Aguascalientes
- Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo players
- Washington Elite Giants players
- Negro league baseball outfielder stubs