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Johnny WrightJohnny Wright (baseball) Johnny Wright (baseball) American baseball player This article is about the baseball player. For other people with this name, see John Wright. John Richard Wright (November 28, 1916 – May 4, 1990) was an American 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. Quick facts Negro leagues debut, Last Negro leagues appearance ... Johnny Wright Pitcher Born: (1916-11-28)November 28, 1916 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Died: May… (Source: Wikipedia)
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