William Simmons "Lucky" Wright (February 21, 1880 – July 6, 1941) was a professional

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. He appeared in five games in

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in 1909,"Lucky Wright Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-27. though he was never "Lucky" enough to win a Major League game in his career.

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Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Naps players Decatur Commodores players Bloomington Bloomers players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Toledo Mud Hens players Minor league baseball managers Baseball players from Ohio 1880 births 1941 deaths People from Waterville, Ohio 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub