In a big-league career that lasted all or parts of 12 seasons, Wight posted a 77–99 won–lost record with 574 strikeouts and a 3.95 ERA in 347 appearances, including 198 starts, 66 complete games, 15 shutouts and eight saves in 1,563 innings of work.
bill, wight, william, robert, wight, april, 1922, 2007, american, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, from, 1946, through, 1958, york, yankees, 1946, chicago, white, 1948, boston, 1951, detroit, tigers, 1952, cleveland, indians, 1953, 1955, baltimore, or. William Robert Wight April 12 1922 May 17 2007 was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball MLB who played from 1946 through 1958 for the New York Yankees 1946 47 Chicago White Sox 1948 50 Boston Red Sox 1951 52 Detroit Tigers 1952 53 Cleveland Indians 1953 1955 Baltimore Orioles 1955 57 Cincinnati Reds 1958 and St Louis Cardinals 1958 Listed at 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and 180 pounds 82 kg Wight batted and threw left handed He was born in Rio Vista California Bill WightWight in about 1953 PitcherBorn 1922 04 12 April 12 1922Rio Vista California U S Died May 17 2007 2007 05 17 aged 85 Mount Shasta California U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 17 1946 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 21 1958 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsWin loss record77 99Earned run average3 95Strikeouts574TeamsNew York Yankees 1946 1947 Chicago White Sox 1948 1950 Boston Red Sox 1951 1952 Detroit Tigers 1952 1953 Cleveland Indians 1953 1955 Baltimore Orioles 1955 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 1958 St Louis Cardinals 1958 Wight graduated from Oakland s McClymonds High School and entered professional baseball in the Yankees organization in 1941 He served in the United States Navy during World War II and missed three full seasons 1943 45 1 His best MLB season was 1949 when he set or equaled career bests in games won 15 complete games 14 shutouts three and innings pitched 245 hurling for a sixth place White Sox team that lost 91 of its 154 games In a big league career that lasted all or parts of 12 seasons Wight posted a 77 99 won lost record with 574 strikeouts and a 3 95 ERA in 347 appearances including 198 starts 66 complete games 15 shutouts and eight saves in 1 563 innings of work Wight scouted for the Houston Colt 45s Astros and Atlanta Braves for 37 years after his active career ended signing Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan for Houston in 1962 He died in Mount Shasta California at the age of 85 References edit Information at Baseball in WartimeExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Wight amp oldid 1162119781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
