Clyde Wright
| Clyde Wright | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 20, 1941 Jefferson City, Tennessee |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 15, 1966, for the California Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1975, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 100–111 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.50 | ||
| Strikeouts | 667 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
Clyde Wright (born February 20, 1941), nicknamed "Skeeter", is a former professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball for the California Angels (1966–73), Milwaukee Brewers (1974) and Texas Rangers (1975). He also pitched three seasons in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants (1976–78). He is the father of Jaret Wright.
Wright was a star pitcher at Carson-Newman College, whom he helped pitch to the 1965 NAIA Baseball World Series title. During that World Series, Wright struck out 22 batters in one game—to date, an NAIA World Series record.
Wright defeated the Minnesota Twins on a four-hitter in his Major League debut (June 15, 1966). He was a spot starter for the Angels in his first two seasons, and in 1968 won 10 games while losing six, pitching mostly in relief.
In 1969, Wright won only one game with eight losses and a 4.10 earned run average; after the season, the Angels waived him. Teammate Jim Fregosi convinced Wright to accompany him to winter ball, where the pitcher experimented with a screwball and changeup.
Wright returned to the Angels in 1970 and had the best season of his career. He won 22 games to become only the second 20-game winner in franchise history (Dean Chance had won 20 games in 1964) and established a career-low 2.83 ERA, which earned him the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award. Wright also no-hit the Oakland Athletics 4-0 at Anaheim Stadium on July 3 of that year, the first no-hitter pitched in that stadium. The day was doubly memorable for Wright: in a pre-game ceremony, he had been inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame.
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