1923
Born September 22, 1923
Shelby, NC, USA
Tom Wright Notable
b. September 22, 1923 · Boston Red Sox 1948–1951, St. Louis Browns 1952, Chicago White Sox 1952–1953, Washington Senators 1954–1956
Tom Wright played for four clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1948 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1956.
Across 341 games he batted .255, with 175 hits and 75 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 28 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He played 170 games in the outfield, with 285 putouts and 7 errors.
He was born in Shelby, NC, USA on September 22, 1923, and died on September 5, 2017. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BOS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1949 | BOS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1950 | BOS | 54 | 107 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .318 |
| 1951 | BOS | 28 | 63 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .222 |
| 1952 | CHW/SLB | 89 | 198 | 21 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 2 | .253 |
| 1953 | CHW | 77 | 132 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 0 | .250 |
| 1954 | WSH | 76 | 171 | 13 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 38 | 0 | .246 |
| 1955 | WSH | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | WSH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 341 | 685 | 75 | 175 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 99 | 76 | 123 | 2 | .255 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Died September 5, 2017
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain