Ed Wright
Henderson Edward Wright
Born: May 15, 1919
Dyersburg, TN US
Deceased: November 19, 1995
Dyersburg, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1938-1954
Major League Statistics
Ed Wright compiled a career record of 95 wins and 77 losses and a 3.89 ERA in his 285-game pitching career with the Jackson Generals, Jonesboro White Sox, Paducah Indians, Greenville Buckshots, Memphis Chicks, Meridian Eagles, Norfolk Tars, Atlanta Crackers, Indianapolis Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minneapolis Millers, Ottawa Giants, Hopkinsville Hoppers, Chattanooga Lookouts and Lincoln Chiefs. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | KITL | Paducah Indians | 16 | 10 | .615 | 4.13 | 32 | 220.0 | 252 | 135 | 101 | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 3 | 5.3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Greenville Buckshots | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.88 | 32 | 204.0 | 234 | 128 | 88 | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Eagles | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0.00 | 6 | 24.0 | 46 | 35 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1942 | D | KITL | Jackson Generals | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.68 | 4 | 37.0 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.70 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69.0 | 89 | 57 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.69 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 96.0 | 86 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 13 | 5 | .722 | 3.08 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 146.0 | 118 | 53 | 50 | 54 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5.37 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 139.0 | 183 | 94 | 83 | 50 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.97 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 179.0 | 202 | 107 | 79 | 72 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.00 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.59 | 14 | 1 | 41.0 | 61 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Giants | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.54 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 89.0 | 79 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.70 | 8 | 1 | 30.0 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 12 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | D | KITL | Hopkinsville Hoppers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.48 | 9 | 8 | 72.3 | 92 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 13 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | D | KITL | Hopkinsville Hoppers | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 95 | 77 | .552 | 3.89 | 285 | 76 | 3 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 1372.7 | 1543 | 811 | 593 | 13 | 480 | 0 | 273 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | KITL | Paducah Indians | 45 | 121 | 121 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .256 | .364 | .620 | 44 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Greenville Buckshots | 47 | 118 | 118 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .229 | .229 | .314 | .542 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 14 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .265 | .412 | .676 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 19 | 48 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .268 | .333 | .366 | .699 | 15 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 21 | 66 | 62 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .306 | .328 | .355 | .683 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 54 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .289 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 39 | 64 | 55 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .218 | .246 | .273 | .518 | 15 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Giants | 27 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .278 | .297 | .306 | .603 | 11 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | (+) Memphis Chicks | 25 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | (+) Chattanooga Lookouts | 25 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | D | KITL | Hopkinsville Hoppers | 9 | 24 | 24 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 286 | 598 | 567 | 34 | 135 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 | .238 | .254 | .310 | .564 | 176 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | KITL | Paducah Indians | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Greenville Buckshots | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Eagles | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | D | KITL | Jackson Generals | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .895 | 1.214 |
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 12 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .913 | 1.750 |
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 20 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .978 | 2.250 |
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 30 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .909 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 39 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .769 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .500 |
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Giants | P | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .952 | .952 |
| 1953 | D | KITL | Hopkinsville Hoppers | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | D | KITL | Hopkinsville Hoppers | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 285 | 34 | 136 | 10 | 9 | .944 | .596 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | Kitty League | Jackson Generals | |||
| 1939 | D | Northeast Arkansas League | Jonesboro White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1940 | D | Kitty League | Paducah Indians | |||
| 1941 | C | Cotton States League | Greenville Buckshots | |||
| 1941 | A1 | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1942 | D | Kitty League | Jackson Generals | |||
| 1942 | B | Southeastern League | Meridian Eagles | |||
| 1944 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1944 | A1 | Southern League | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | |||
| 1948 | AAA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | BSN | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | PHI | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | PHI | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1953 | D | Kitty League | Hopkinsville Hoppers | PHA | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1954 | D | Kitty League | Hopkinsville Hoppers | PHA | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | ML1 |
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