Rasty Wright Baseball player

William Smith "Rasty" Wright (January 31, 1863 – October 14, 1922) was a professional baseball player. An outfielder, he played just one season in Major League Baseball, 1890, which he split between two teams. He began the season with the American Association's Syracuse Stars, but was released in August. He then moved on to the Cleveland Spiders to finish the season.Wright also had an extensive minor league baseball career, spanning sixteen seasons. He began his professional career with Muskegon in the Northwestern League in 1884, and played until 1899, which he spent with the Paterson Giants and Buffalo Bisons. He also managed the Grand Rapids Gold Bugs in 1894-95 and the Paterson Giants in 1899. He is "probably (the) first player to collect 2,000 hits in (the) minor leagues."

Personal facts

Rasty Wright
Alias (AKA)Wright William Smith
Birth dateJanuary 31, 1863
Birth place
Birmingham Michigan
Date of deathOctober 14, 1922
Place of death
Duluth Minnesota

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Baseball player

Career startApril 17, 1890
Career endOctober 04, 1890
batting sideLeft
former teams
Syracuse Stars (American Association)
Cleveland Spiders
position
Outfielder
teams
Syracuse Stars (American Association)
Cleveland Spiders
throwing sideUnknown

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