Taffy Wright Notable

b. August 10, 1911 · Washington Senators 1938–1939, Chicago White Sox 1940–1942, 1946–1948, Philadelphia Athletics 1949

Taffy Wright played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Washington Senators in 1938 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1949.

He batted .311 with 1,115 hits across 1,029 games, scoring 465 runs. He finished with 38 home runs, 175 doubles, 55 triples and 32 stolen bases.

He played 898 games in the outfield, with 1,778 putouts and 53 errors.

He was born in Tabor City, NC, USA on August 10, 1911, and died on October 22, 1981. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1938	WSH	100	263	37	92	18	10	2	36	13	17	1	.350
1939	WSH	129	499	77	154	29	11	4	93	38	19	1	.309
1940	CHW	147	581	79	196	31	9	5	88	43	25	4	.337
1941	CHW	136	513	71	165	35	5	10	97	60	27	5	.322
1942	CHW	85	300	43	100	13	5	0	47	48	9	1	.333
1946	CHW	115	422	46	116	19	4	7	52	42	17	10	.275
1947	CHW	124	401	48	130	13	0	4	54	48	17	8	.324
1948	CHW	134	455	50	127	15	6	4	61	38	18	2	.279
1949	PHA	59	149	14	35	2	5	2	25	16	6	0	.235
Career	—	1029	3583	465	1115	175	55	38	553	346	155	32	.311

On this day & linked events

1911

Born August 10, 1911

Tabor City, NC, USA

1981

Died October 22, 1981

1938

Major-league debut: Taffy Wright

Taffy Wright made a major-league debut on April 18, 1938.

1949

Final major-league game: Taffy Wright

Taffy Wright played a final major-league game on September 16, 1949.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain