Major League Career
Bright's first Major League trials came with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played in parts of the 1958 and 1960 seasons, and spent all of 1959 on the Pirate roster, appearing in 40 games in a utility role. On December 16, 1960, he was traded by Pirates to the American League's new expansion franchise, the Washington Senators, where he played two full Major League seasons and enjoyed his most sustained success. In 1962, he played in 113 games, mostly at first base, swatted 17 homers, knocked in 67 RBI and batted .273. But at season's end, the Senators swapped the 33-year-old Bright to the Cincinnati Reds for a young first baseman, Rogelio Álvarez.
Bright batted only once for the 1963 Reds before his contract was sold on April 21 to the defending world champion New York Yankees, who were seeking a right-handed bat off their bench. He stuck with the club all season long, batting .236 with seven homers in 157 at bats as the Yanks copped another AL pennant.
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