Johnny Wright (baseball)

Johnny Wright
Johnny Wright
	Pitcher
	Born: November 28, 1916; New Orleans, Louisiana
	Died: May 4, 1990 (aged 73); Jackson, Mississippi
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1937, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
	1947, for the Homestead Grays
Career statistics
Win–loss record	41–20
Earned run average	3.09
Strikeouts	302
Teams
	Newark Eagles (1937–1938); Toledo Crawfords (1939); Indianapolis Crawfords (1940); Homestead Grays (1941–1945, 1947);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro World Series champion (1943); 2x East-West All-Star Game (1943, 1947); Triple Crown (1943);

John Richard Wright (November 28, 1916 – May 4, 1990) was a Negro league pitcher who played briefly in the International League of baseball's minor leagues in 1946, and was on the roster of the Montreal Royals at the same time as Jackie Robinson, making him a plausible candidate to have broken the baseball color barrier. Instead, Wright was demoted from Montreal and returned the next season to the Negro leagues.

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