Taffy Wright
Taft Shedron Wright
Born: August 10, 1911
Tabor City, NC USA
Deceased: 1981
Orlando, FL USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Career: 1938-1949
Minor League Statistics
Taffy Wright compiled a career batting average of .311 with 38 home runs and 553 RBI in his 1029-game career with the Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | 100 | 281 | 263 | 37 | 92 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | .350 | .389 | .517 | .906 | 136 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Washington Senators | 129 | 547 | 499 | 77 | 154 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19 | .309 | .359 | .435 | .794 | 217 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 627 | 581 | 79 | 196 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 88 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 25 | .337 | .385 | .448 | .832 | 260 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 580 | 513 | 71 | 165 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 97 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 27 | .322 | .399 | .468 | .867 | 240 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 85 | 353 | 300 | 43 | 100 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 9 | .333 | .432 | .410 | .842 | 123 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 115 | 467 | 422 | 46 | 116 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 17 | .275 | .342 | .389 | .731 | 164 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 124 | 455 | 401 | 48 | 130 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 17 | .324 | .398 | .387 | .784 | 155 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 134 | 499 | 455 | 50 | 127 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 18 | .279 | .341 | .365 | .706 | 166 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 172 | 149 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | .235 | .321 | .356 | .677 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1029 | 3981 | 3583 | 465 | 1115 | 175 | 55 | 38 | 553 | 32 | 33 | 346 | 155 | .311 | .376 | .423 | .799 | 1514 | 76 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 60 | 0 | 0.0 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .982 | 1.833 | |
| 1939 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 236 | 10 | 13 | 4 | .950 | 2.000 | |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 278 | 11 | 11 | 2 | .963 | 2.007 | |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 134 | 0 | 0.0 | 279 | 8 | 8 | 3 | .973 | 2.142 | |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 81 | 0 | 0.0 | 176 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .968 | 2.247 | |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 107 | 0 | 0.0 | 217 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 2.075 | |
| 1947 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 198 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .971 | 2.040 | |
| 1948 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .987 | 2.070 | |
| 1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .970 | 1.857 | |
| Totals | 898 | 0 | 0.0 | 1778 | 63 | 53 | 17 | .972 | 2.050 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
