Taffy Wright
Taft Shedron Wright
Born: August 10, 1911
Tabor City, NC US
Deceased: October 22, 1981
Orlando, FL US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Career: 1933-1956
Major League Statistics
Taffy Wright compiled a career batting average of .319 with 123 home runs and 377 RBI in his 1468-game career with the Charlotte Hornets, Atlanta Crackers, Albany Senators, Chattanooga Lookouts, Louisville Colonels, Ottawa Athletics, Beaumont Exporters, Port Arthur Sea Hawks, Amarillo Gold Sox and Orlando Seratomas. He began playing during the 1933 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | B | PIED | Charlotte Hornets | 124 | 470 | 470 | 155 | 27 | 12 | 8 | .330 | .330 | .489 | .819 | 230 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 122 | 426 | 426 | 116 | 23 | 11 | 5 | .272 | .272 | .413 | .685 | 176 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | IL | Albany Senators | 139 | 472 | 472 | 133 | 22 | 8 | 12 | .282 | .282 | .439 | .720 | 207 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 157 | 613 | 613 | 197 | 33 | 12 | 13 | .321 | .321 | .478 | .799 | 293 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 148 | 506 | 506 | 161 | 34 | 9 | 10 | .318 | .318 | .480 | .798 | 243 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 134 | 551 | 481 | 72 | 153 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 92 | 2 | 67 | 22 | .318 | .404 | .493 | .896 | 237 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 129 | 512 | 439 | 74 | 147 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 115 | 1 | 64 | 16 | .335 | .430 | .533 | .963 | 234 | 11 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 126 | 495 | 426 | 62 | 126 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 84 | 2 | 66 | 18 | .296 | .394 | .425 | .819 | 181 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Athletics | 106 | 384 | 331 | 48 | 117 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 49 | 22 | .353 | .441 | .505 | .946 | 167 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Athletics | 70 | 166 | 137 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 6 | .270 | .392 | .380 | .771 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 37 | 145 | 120 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | .300 | .394 | .433 | .828 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1955 | B | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 106 | 387 | 387 | 150 | 23 | 1 | 21 | .388 | .388 | .615 | 1.003 | 238 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Port Arthur Sea Hawks | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | D | FLOR | Orlando Seratomas | 64 | 215 | 215 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .353 | .353 | .447 | .800 | 96 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1468 | 5342 | 5023 | 307 | 1604 | 291 | 71 | 123 | 377 | 7 | 1 | 288 | 91 | .319 | .359 | .479 | .838 | 2406 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | B | PIED | Charlotte Hornets | OF | 123 | 162 | 10 | 8 | .956 | 1.398 | |
| 1934 | A | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | OF | 98 | 179 | 12 | 4 | .979 | 1.949 | |
| 1935 | AA | IL | Albany Senators | OF | 125 | 236 | 20 | 17 | .938 | 2.048 | |
| 1936 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | OF | 157 | 287 | 13 | 15 | .952 | 1.911 | |
| 1937 | A1 | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | OF | 131 | 268 | 11 | 11 | .962 | 2.130 | |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 129 | 189 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 1.512 |
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 113 | 203 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .986 | 1.885 |
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 112 | 170 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .962 | 1.580 |
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Athletics | OF | 95 | 146 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .955 | 1.558 |
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Athletics | OF | 34 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .945 | 1.529 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | RF | 36 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .958 | 1.278 |
| Totals | 1153 | 1935 | 94 | 79 | 2 | .963 | 1.760 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | B | Piedmont League | Charlotte Hornets | |||
| 1934 | A | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1935 | AA | International League | Albany Senators | |||
| 1936 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1937 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1953 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1954 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Port Arthur Sea Hawks | |||
| 1955 | B | West Texas-New Mexico League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1956 | D | Florida State League | Orlando Seratomas | WS1 |
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