James Clifton Wright is a former pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the Boston Red Sox

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 in Major League Baseball

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. Wright was born in Reed City, Michigan

Reed City, Michigan

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Career

Wright was a starting pitcher

Starting pitcher

In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....

. He pitched 3 shutouts in 24 games played as a rookie. Wright won 8 out of his 12 games played as a rookie. He also earned an ERA of 3.57 by the end of the season. As a fielder, Wright only committed one error in his 24 games played. 1979 was Wright's final year as a Major League baseball player. He appeared in 11 games as a relief pitcher, earning one win. He ended the season with an ERA of 5.09. Wright also committed no errors that season. He played his final game on June 6, 1979.

External links

• Jim Wright at Baseball-Reference.com