Harry Bright Stats

Harry Bright was born on Sunday, September 22, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri. Bright was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 25, 1958, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Harry Bright baseball stats page.

"I waited seventeen years to bat in a World Series and when it finally happened, everyone was rooting for me to strike out!" - Harry Bright in The Baseball Life of Sandy Koufax (George Vecsey, 1968)

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Harry Bright

Harry Bright Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#447)

Harry Bright Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#447)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Harry James Bright
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-22-1929
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kansas City, Missouri
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-13-2000
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sacramento, California
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   07-25-1958 (Age 28)
Last Game:   06-30-1965
Draft:   Not Applicable
Harry Bright

Harry Bright Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Harry Bright

Harry Bright Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 Pirates 15 24 4 6 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 .250 .269 .417
1959 Pirates 40 48 4 12 1 0 3 0 8 5 0 10 1 0 0 0 .250 .321 .458
1960 Pirates 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1961 Senators 72 183 20 44 6 0 4 0 21 19 1 23 1 1 0 6 .240 .310 .339
1962 Senators 113 392 55 107 15 4 17 0 67 26 0 51 2 3 2 14 .273 .319 .462
1963 Reds 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1963 Yankees 60 157 15 37 7 0 7 0 23 13 1 31 1 1 1 4 .236 .297 .414
1964 Yankees 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200
1965 Cubs 27 25 1 7 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 .280 .269 .320
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 336 839 99 214 31 4 32 0 126 65 2 133 5 7 3 24 .255 .309 .416
Harry Bright

Harry Bright Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1958 Pirates 3B 7 - - 15 2.1 15 4 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Pirates 2B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Pirates 3B 3 - - 6 2.0 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Pirates OF 4 - - 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Senators 2B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Senators 3B 40 - - 153 3.8 142 47 95 11 14 n/a n/a n/a .928 0.00 -
1961 Senators C 8 - - 28 3.5 28 24 4 0 1 1 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Senators 1B 99 - - 880 8.9 870 800 70 10 83 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1962 Senators 3B 1 - - 3 3.0 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 -
1962 Senators C 3 - - 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Reds 1B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Yankees 1B 35 - - 275 7.9 271 263 8 4 32 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1963 Yankees 3B 12 - - 42 3.5 40 19 21 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1964 Yankees 1B 2 - - 9 4.5 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 137 0 0 1,166 8.5 1,152 1,074 78 14 115 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
3B Totals 63 0 0 219 3.5 205 71 134 14 15 n/a n/a n/a .936 0.00 --
C Totals 11 0 0 30 2.7 30 26 4 0 1 1 n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
OF Totals 4 0 0 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
2B Totals 2 0 0 4 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
6 Years 217 - - 1,422 6.6 1,394 1,176 218 28 131 1 n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
Harry Bright

Harry Bright Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 24.0 4.0 8.0 - - -
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 16.0 4.8 6.0 - - -
1960 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1961 Senators 0 2 .000 - - n/a 45.8 8.0 8.7 - - -
1962 Senators 2 1 .667 - - n/a 23.1 7.7 5.9 - - -
1963 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1963 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 22.4 5.1 6.8 - - -
1964 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1965 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 6.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 2 3 .400 - - n/a 26.2 6.3 6.7 - - -
Harry Bright

Harry Bright Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Undetermined - -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Undetermined - -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 Undetermined - -
1961 Washington Senators 10 Undetermined - -
1962 Washington Senators 10 Undetermined - -
1963 Cincinnati Reds 11 Undetermined - Stats
1963 New York Yankees 14 Undetermined - Stats
1964 New York Yankees 14 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago Cubs 29 Undetermined - -


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