About Joe Wright
Lived 1869 – 1909 (aged 39–40). Joe Wright was an American baseball player.
Joel Sherman Wright (1869 – September 20, 1909) was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1895–96, primarily as an outfielder.
Wright started his professional baseball career in 1890 with the Ottawa team in the Illinois–Iowa League. He broke into the majors in 1895 with the Colonels, where he played the second-most games in the outfield on the team. The next season, he was traded to the Pirates in May.
Wright returned to play in the minor leagues from 1897 to 1900. He died in 1909.
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Who was Joe Wright?
American baseball player
When was Joe Wright born?
Joe Wright was born in 1869 in Oshkosh.
When did Joe Wright die?
Joe Wright died on 20 September 1909 in Omaha.
What was Joe Wright's occupation?
Joe Wright was a baseball player.
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Joe Wright was American.
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