About Ken Wright
Lived 1946 – 2017 (aged 70). Ken Wright was an American baseball player.
Kenneth Warren Wright (September 4, 1946 – January 21, 2017) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1974 for the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees.
After attending Escambia High School he was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1964, Wright was selected from Boston in the rule 5 draft by the Kansas City Royals. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the Royals on April 10, 1970, and appeared in his final game on April 28, 1974, with the New York Yankees.
Wright died January 21, 2017.
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Who was Ken Wright?
American baseball player
When was Ken Wright born?
Ken Wright was born on 4 September 1946 in Pensacola.
When did Ken Wright die?
Ken Wright died on 21 January 2017 in Warrington.
What was Ken Wright's occupation?
Ken Wright was a baseball player.
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Ken Wright was American.
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· DBpedia: Ken Wright (baseball)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ken Wright. https://biography.guide/ken-wright-baseball-player/
MLA: "Ken Wright." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ken-wright-baseball-player/.
Chicago: "Ken Wright." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ken-wright-baseball-player/.
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