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, 6,835th in MLB 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

16.7

AB

3583

H

1115

HR

BA

.311

R

465

RBI

553

SB

OBP

.376

SLG

.423

OPS

.799

OPS+

115

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1935	23	WSH-min	AA	139	472	472		133	22	8	12						.282	.282	.439	.720		207							ALB · IL
1936	24	WSH-min	A1	157	613	613		197	33	12	13						.321	.321	.478	.799		293							CNG · SOUA
1937	25	WSH-min	A1	148	506	506		161	34	9	10						.318	.318	.480	.798		243							CNG · SOUA
1938	26	WSH	AL	100	282	263	37	92	18	10	2	36	1	2	13	17	.350	.389	.517	.906	133	136		4	1			97
1939	27	WSH	AL	129	547	499	77	154	29	11	4	93	1	2	38	19	.309	.359	.435	.794	109	217	7	1	9			*97
1940	28	CHW	AL	147	627	581	79	196	31	9	5	88	4	7	43	25	.337	.385	.448	.832	114	260	9	2	1			*9
1941	29	CHW	AL	136	580	513	71	165	35	5	10	97	5	4	60	27	.322	.399	.468	.867	129	240	8	6	1		13	*9	MVP-25
1942	30	CHW	AL	85	353	300	43	100	13	5	0	47	1	8	48	9	.333	.432	.410	.842	140	123	5	4	1		13	7/9	MVP-23

1946	34	CHW	AL	115	467	422	46	116	19	4	7	52	10	3	42	17	.275	.342	.389	.731	107	164	17	1	2		5	*9/7
1947	35	CHW	AL	124	455	401	48	130	13	0	4	54	8	6	48	17	.324	.398	.387	.784	123	155	9	1	5		3	97	MVP-31
1948	36	CHW	AL	134	499	455	50	127	15	6	4	61	2	1	38	18	.279	.341	.365	.706	91	166	13	5	1		2	*9/7
1949	37	PHA	AL	59	172	149	14	35	2	5	2	25	0	0	16	6	.235	.321	.356	.677	81	53	8	3	4		0	9
1950	38	BOS-min	AAA	134	551	481	72	153	31	4	15	92	2		67	22	.318	.404	.493	.896		237	10	2	1				LOU · AA
1951	39	BOS-min	AAA	129	512	439	74	147	34	4	15	115	1		64	16	.335	.430	.533	.963		234	11	9	0				LOU · AA
1952	40	BOS-min	AAA	126	495	426	62	126	14	4	11	84	2		66	18	.296	.394	.425	.819		181	13	3	0				LOU · AA
1953	41	PHA-min	AAA	106	384	331	48	117	19	5	7	56	2		49	22	.353	.441	.505	.946		167		3	1				OTT · IL
1954	42	PHA-min	AAA	70	166	137	14	37	9	0	2	16	0		24	6	.270	.392	.380	.771		52		4	0	1			OTT · IL
1955	43	MLN-min	AA	37	145	120	16	36	10	0	2	14	0	1	18	7	.300	.394	.433	.828		52		2	3	2			BMT · TL
9 Yrs				1029	3982	3583	465	1115	175	55	38	553	32	33	346	155	.311	.376	.423	.799	115	1514	76	27	25		36
162 Game Avg.				162	627	564	73	176	28	9	6	87	5	5	54	24	.311	.376	.423	.799	115	238		4	4

CHW (6 yrs)				741	2981	2672	337	834	126	29	30	399	30	29	279	113	.312	.381	.415	.796	116	1108	61	19	11		36
WSH (2 yrs)				229	829	762	114	246	47	21	6	129	2	4	51	36	.323	.369	.463	.832	117	353		5	10
PHA (1 yr)				59	172	149	14	35	2	5	2	25	0	0	16	6	.235	.321	.356	.677	81	53	8	3	4		0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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