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William
Wright		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: March 13, 1927 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 25 LA CL $ 300,000  
1953 26 LAA CL $ 350,000  
1954 27 LAA CL $ 350,000  
1955 28 LAA CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 25 LA CL $ 300,000  
1953 26 LAA CL $ 350,000  
1954 27 LAA CL $ 350,000  
1955 28 LAA CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 25 LA CL 6 8 .429 19 18 6 1 0 131.3 149 78 14 45 68 5.35 .288 .352 .461 .814 4.7
    AAA   6 0 1.000 9 9 3 1 0 62.3 49 18 5 28 57 2.60 .214 .300 .310 .610  
1953 26 LAA CL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 5 1 2 4 15.00 .308 .400 .692 1.092 0.0
    AAA   11 8 .579 22 22 5 0 0 143.0 155 79 18 66 119 4.97 .274 .350 .423 .773  
1954 27 AAA   7 5 .583 19 19 3 0 0 128.3 151 69 14 54 108 4.84 .292 .359 .439 .798  
1955 28 AAA   7 7 .500 18 18 6 1 0 117.3 137 62 9 52 93 4.76 .285 .355 .403 .758  
2 Years Sim 6 8 .429 23 18 6 1 0 134.3 153 83 15 47 72 5.56 .288 .354 .467 .821 4.7
4 Years AAA 31 20 .608 68 68 17 2 0 451.0 492 228 46 200 377 4.55 .275 .347 .408 .755  
Season Average 3 4 .429 11 9 3 0 0 67.2 76 41 7 23 36 5.56 .288 .354 .467 .821  
Career Highs 6 8 .429 19 18 6 1 0 131.3 149 78 14 45 68 15.00 .308 .400 .692 1.092  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   77 45 3 25 51   .241 .297 .357 .654
vs LH   76 38 12 22 21   .358 .419 .632 1.051
Home 3 3 .500 13 10 3 0 0 80.7 90 42 9 28 40 4.69 .283 .341 .456 .797
Away 3 5 .375 10 8 3 1 0 53.7 63 41 6 19 32 6.88 .296 .353 .484 .837
May 3 2 .600 5 5 1 1 0 30.7 30 18 4 9 16 5.28 .259 .312 .414 .726
June 1 1 .500 6 4 2 0 0 34.3 50 21 2 12 11 5.51 .352 .403 .493 .896
July 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 5 1 3 3 22.61 .400 .538 .900 1.438
August 0 2 .000 4 4 1 0 0 28.0 35 20 3 8 16 6.43 .313 .358 .491 .849
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 5 5 2 0 0 39.3 34 19 5 15 26 4.35 .225 .295 .437 .732
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 25 LA CL 19 49 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 21 .061 .080 .143 .223 -1.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 19 49 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 21 .061 .080 .143 .223 -1.1 0.0
162 Game Average 417 25 25 8 0 8 25 0 0 8 179 .061 .080 .143 .223 -9.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   38 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 15 .053 .077 .132 .209 -1.2
vs LH   11 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.2
Home 11 29 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 14 .103 .133 .241 .375 0.5
Away 8 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.9
RISP   15 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .067 .125 .133 .258 -0.3
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
May 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
June 4 12 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .167 .231 .500 .731 1.5
August 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Sep/Oct 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 25 LA CL P 19 18 131.3 7 24 2 1 .939 2.12    
1953 26 LAA CL P 4 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
Career Totals   23 18 134.3 9 24 2 1 .943 2.21    
Career Highs   19 18 131.3 7 24 2 1 1.000 6.00    
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History
Drafted in 35th round, 699th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/14/1952
Had first career hit on 5/22/1952, off Bill Pelfrey (VAN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/13/1952, off Jason Williams (SD)
Injured on 7/17/1952 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/14/1954: Signed a minor league contract extension with Los Angeles
Injured on 6/9/1955 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/6/1955 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
 
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