Joe Wright (baseball)
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Joel Sherman Wright was an outfielder
in Major League Baseball
. He played for the Louisville Colonels
and Pittsburgh Pirates
.
Wright started his professional baseball career in 1890. He broke into the majors in 1895 with the Colonels, as a starting outfielder. The next season, he was traded to the Pirates in May.
Wright played in the minor leagues from 1897 to 1900. He died in 1909.
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. He played for the Louisville Colonels
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
and Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
.
Wright started his professional baseball career in 1890. He broke into the majors in 1895 with the Colonels, as a starting outfielder. The next season, he was traded to the Pirates in May.
Wright played in the minor leagues from 1897 to 1900. He died in 1909.