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George Van Haltren League
3-7-2072
Mel Wright Relief Pitcher
Retired (1956, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.93 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 26-31 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 10-08-1922
K 208 Drafted Round 38, Pick 604
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(8 games)
IP 403.2
WHIP 1.74
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance C    Ldrship F 
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D+ Velocity C    Mentor Val D-
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 STL
7
 3
89
0
0
0
0
 0
113.0
 159 86 79 0 46
55
1.81
6.29
1951 STL
5
 6
42
0
0
0
1
 0
40.2
 49 25 25 0 15
18
1.57
5.53
1952 STL
2
 6
57
0
0
0
1
 0
50.0
 73 36 35 0 29
26
2.04
6.30
1953 STL
3
 8
63
0
0
0
0
 0
88.0
 123 69 66 1 39
47
1.84
6.75
1954 STL
9
 8
97
0
0
0
0
 0
103.2
 123 62 59 3 40
58
1.57
5.12
1955 STL
0
 0
4
0
0
0
0
 0
8.1
 7 2 2 1 1
4
0.96
2.16
2072
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
26
 31
352
0
0
0
2
 0
403.2
 534 280 266 5 170
208
1.74
5.93
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Mel Wright has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1955-06-08The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Mel Wright.
1955-04-09The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Larry Jackson to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Bobby Tiefenauer to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Gordon Jones to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Brooks Lawrence for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Mel Wright for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated John Mackinson for assignment.
1955-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Mike Pratt to Mel Wright.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Spirits have promoted Jim Bianco to the major league team. The St. Louis Spirits have promoted Ray Tebeau to the major league team. The St. Louis Spirits have promoted Mike Pratt to the major league team. The St. Louis Spirits have designated Nelson Froelich for assignment. The St. Louis Spirits have designated Ken Nagelsen for assignment. The St. Louis Spirits have sent Dan Bradford to the minors.