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Clyde Wright
Clyde Wright (born February 20, 1941), nicknamed "Skeeter", is an American 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. He is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame.
Wright was born on February 20, 1941, in Jefferson City, Tennessee, where he was raised on a tobacco farm. Wright attended Jefferson High School, where he had above a B-average as a student and was a pitching star on the school's baseball team. He also played for a team in the local Connie Mack League. He also played on the school basketball team.
After graduating high school, Wright wanted to obtain a college degree before becoming a professional baseball player, and attended Carson-Newman College, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in 1965. In September 1965, he was honored by the local Chamber of commerce with a Clyde Wright Night in Jefferson City.
Wright was a star pitcher at Carson-Newman, whom he helped pitch to the 1965 NAIA Baseball World Series title. Wright was the Most Valuable Player in that tournament, which the Eagles won in a best of five-game series, 3–2, over Nebraska-Omaha. During that World Series, Wright struck out 22 batters in one game—to date an NAIA World Series record. He also holds the records for strikeouts in the NAIA championship tournament (37, tied with Ray Washburn) and innings pitched in a single tournament game (13).
As a freshman, he had an 8–2 won–loss record, with a 0.805 earned run average (ERA). By his sophomore year, he was heavily scouted by major league baseball teams.
Wright was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame on July 3, 1970.
The California Angels selected Wright in the 6th round of the June 1965 free agent draft. In 1965, he was assigned to the Single-A Quad Cities Angels. He had a 7–2 won–loss record and 1.99 earned run average (ERA), with 88 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched and only 20 bases on balls. In 1966, he was promoted to the Double-A El Paso Sun Kings of the Texas League. He played in 17 games, starting eight, and had a 9–0 record, with a 3.41 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 87 innings.
After being promoted to the Angels in 1966, he split time between the Angels and Triple-A Seattle Angels of the Pacific Coast League in 1967. At Seattle, he was 8–4 with a 3.07 ERA, in 13 starts. This would be his last year in the minor leagues.
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Clyde Wright
Clyde Wright (born February 20, 1941), nicknamed "Skeeter", is an American 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. He is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame.
Wright was born on February 20, 1941, in Jefferson City, Tennessee, where he was raised on a tobacco farm. Wright attended Jefferson High School, where he had above a B-average as a student and was a pitching star on the school's baseball team. He also played for a team in the local Connie Mack League. He also played on the school basketball team.
After graduating high school, Wright wanted to obtain a college degree before becoming a professional baseball player, and attended Carson-Newman College, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in 1965. In September 1965, he was honored by the local Chamber of commerce with a Clyde Wright Night in Jefferson City.
Wright was a star pitcher at Carson-Newman, whom he helped pitch to the 1965 NAIA Baseball World Series title. Wright was the Most Valuable Player in that tournament, which the Eagles won in a best of five-game series, 3–2, over Nebraska-Omaha. During that World Series, Wright struck out 22 batters in one game—to date an NAIA World Series record. He also holds the records for strikeouts in the NAIA championship tournament (37, tied with Ray Washburn) and innings pitched in a single tournament game (13).
As a freshman, he had an 8–2 won–loss record, with a 0.805 earned run average (ERA). By his sophomore year, he was heavily scouted by major league baseball teams.
Wright was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame on July 3, 1970.
The California Angels selected Wright in the 6th round of the June 1965 free agent draft. In 1965, he was assigned to the Single-A Quad Cities Angels. He had a 7–2 won–loss record and 1.99 earned run average (ERA), with 88 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched and only 20 bases on balls. In 1966, he was promoted to the Double-A El Paso Sun Kings of the Texas League. He played in 17 games, starting eight, and had a 9–0 record, with a 3.41 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 87 innings.
After being promoted to the Angels in 1966, he split time between the Angels and Triple-A Seattle Angels of the Pacific Coast League in 1967. At Seattle, he was 8–4 with a 3.07 ERA, in 13 starts. This would be his last year in the minor leagues.