Taffy Wright

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 10, 1911 in Tabor City, NC us

Died: October 22, 1981 in Orlando, FL

Buried: Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, NC

Debut: April 18, 1938 (Age 26-251d, 8,440th in major league history)
vs. PHA 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 1949 (Age 38-037d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Taft Shedron Wright

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.8

3583

1115

.311

465

RBI

553

OBP

.376

SLG

.423

OPS

.799

OPS+

115

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1942 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1942 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	39 (38)	May 27	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	40	May 28	CHW	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
3	41	May 29	CHW	@	SLB	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	42	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	43	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,12-5	GS	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	44	May 31	CHW	@	DET	W,9-4	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	45	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	46	Jun 4	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	47	Jun 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
10	48	Jun 6	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	49	Jun 7 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
12	50	Jun 7 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0
13	51	Jun 9	CHW	@	PHA	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	52	Jun 10	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	53	Jun 13	CHW	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	54	Jun 14 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	55	Jun 14 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,11-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
18	56	Jun 16	CHW		PHA	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	57	Jun 17	CHW		PHA	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	58	Jun 18	CHW		PHA	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	59	Jun 19	CHW		BOS	L,0-1	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	60	Jun 21 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	61	Jun 21 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
24	62	Jun 24	CHW		WSH	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	63	Jun 25	CHW		WSH	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	64	Jun 26	CHW		NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	65	Jun 27	CHW		NYY	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	66	Jun 28 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	67	Jun 28 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,13-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	68	Jun 29	CHW		CLE	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	69	Jun 30	CHW		CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	70	Jul 1	CHW		CLE	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	71	Jul 2	CHW		CLE	L,5-7	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	72	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	73	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,7-8	CG	61	13.0	0	0	1	1	0
36	74	Jul 5 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,14-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	75	Jul 5 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,2-13	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
38	76	Jul 9	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
39	77	Jul 11	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	78	Jul 12 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
41	79	Jul 12 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	80	Jul 13	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	47	10.2	3	0	0	3	0
43	81	Jul 15 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	82	Jul 15 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	83	Jul 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	84	Jul 17	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	40	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	85	Jul 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	47	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
48	86	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	87	Jul 19 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-12	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	88	Jul 21	CHW		BOS	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	89	Jul 22	CHW		BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	90	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	91	Jul 24	CHW		PHA	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
54	92	Jul 25	CHW		PHA	L,1-2	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	93	Jul 26 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	94	Jul 26 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
57	95	Jul 28	CHW		NYY	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
58	96	Jul 29 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	97	Jul 29 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	98	Jul 31	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	99	Aug 4	CHW		DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	100	Aug 5	CHW		DET	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	101	Aug 6	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	102	Aug 9 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	103	Aug 9 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	104	Aug 10	CHW		CLE	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
67	105	Aug 11	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	106	Aug 12	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	107	Aug 13	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	108	Aug 14	CHW	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	109	Aug 15	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	1	0	1	2	0
72	110	Aug 16 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	4	1	0	5	1
73	111	Aug 16 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	112	Aug 18	CHW		SLB	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
75	113	Aug 20	CHW		SLB	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	114	Aug 21	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	115	Aug 22	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	116	Aug 23 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	117	Aug 23 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	39	9.1	0	0	0	0	0
80	118	Aug 25	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
81	119	Aug 26	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							82gm			127	6	6	139	1