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George Wright

Full name George Wright
Born January 28, 1847, New York, New York
Died August 21, 1937, Boston, Massachusetts
Buried at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Massachusetts (Field Of St. Mary)
First Game: May 5, 1871; Final Game: October 2, 1882
Managed First Game: May 1, 1879; Managed Final Game: September 30, 1879
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9.5" Weight: 150
Brother of Sam Wright
Brother of Harry Wright
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1937
SABR Biography
Top Performances 
Pitcher Matchups
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1871 BOS n    Daily Splits   16    80   33   33   7   5   0   11    6    1   0   0   1    9   1  .413  .453  .625   1.1 1871 BOS n
1872 BOS n    Daily Splits   48   255   87   86  16   6   2   35    3    1   0   0   0   14   4  .337  .345  .471   2.2 1872 BOS n
1873 BOS n                   59   323   99  125  17   7   3   43    9    2           0    9   9  .387  .404  .511   2.6 1873 BOS n
1874 BOS n    Daily Splits   60   313   76  103  10  15   2   44    5    6   0   0   1    2   0  .329  .340  .476   1.5 1874 BOS n
1875 BOS n                   79   408  106  136  20   7   2   61    2    6           0   13   6  .333  .337  .431   2.2 1875 BOS n
1876 BOS N                   70   335   72  100  18   6   1   34    8    9                       .299  .315  .397   2.5 1876 BOS N
1877 BOS N                   61   290   58   80  15   1   0   35    9   15                       .276  .298  .334   1.0 1877 BOS N
1878 BOS N                   59   267   35   60   5   1   0   12    6   22                       .225  .242  .251   0.0 1878 BOS N
1879 PRO N                   85   388   79  107  15  10   1   42   13   20                       .276  .299  .374   2.9 1879 PRO N
1880 BOS N                    1     4    2    1   0   0   0    0    0    0                       .250  .250  .250   0.0 1880 BOS N
1881 BOS N                    7    25    4    5   0   0   0    0    3    1                       .200  .286  .200  -0.1 1881 BOS N
1882 PRO N                   46   185   14   30   1   2   0    9    4   36                       .162  .180  .189  -2.0 1882 PRO N
Total NA ( 5 Years)         262  1379  401  483  70  40   9  194   25   16   0i  0i  2   47  20  .350  .362  .479   9.6 Total NA
Total NL ( 7 Years)         329  1494  264  383  54  20   2  132   43  103                       .256  .277  .323   4.3 Total NL
Total    (12 Years) Splits  591  2873  665  866 124  60  11  326   68  119   0i  0i  2i  47i 20i .301  .318  .398  13.9 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
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                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  WP  BK   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1875 BOS n                    2   0   0   0   1   0    4      5    17   0    3    3    0    0   0   0   0   1   6.75     -  -0.2 1875 BOS n
1876 BOS N                    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      1     4   0    0    0    0    1   1       0   0   0.00     -   0.0 1876 BOS N
Total NA ( 1 Year )           2   0   0   0   1   0    4      5    17   0    3    3    0    0   0   0   0   1   6.75     -  -0.2 Total NA
Total NL ( 1 Year )           1   0   0   0   1   0    1      1     4   0    0    0    0    1   1       0   0   0.00     -   0.0 Total NL
Total    ( 2 Years)           3   0   0   0   2   0    5      6    21   0    3    3    0    1   1   0   0   1   5.40     -  -0.2 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  WP  BK   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1871 BOS n Daily Splits  SS   15   15   14   123  i   32   61   21    8   0  .816
1871 BOS n               1B    1    1    1     9       9    1    0    1   0 1.000
1872 BOS n Daily Splits  SS   48   48   47   421.1i   87  193   55   25   0  .836
1873 BOS n               SS   59                      89  247   71   17   0  .826
1874 BOS n Daily Splits  SS   60   60   59   528  i   97  197   64   23   0  .821
1874 BOS n               3B    1    0    0             0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1875 BOS n               SS   79                      95  253   56   20   0  .861
1875 BOS n                P    2                       0    1    0    0     1.000
1876 BOS N               SS   68                      89  251   43   16   0  .888
1876 BOS N               2B    2                       7    2    1    0   0  .900
1876 BOS N                P    1                       0    0    0    0         -
1877 BOS N               2B   58                     171  209   53   28   1  .878
1877 BOS N               SS    3                       4    8    2    1   0  .857
1878 BOS N               SS   59                      72  197   15   24      .947
1879 PRO N               SS   85                      96  319   34   17      .924
1880 BOS N               SS    1                       0    3    0    0     1.000
1881 BOS N               SS    7                       7   19    1    3      .963
1882 PRO N               SS   46                      46  133   26   16   0  .873
Total (12 Years) Splits  SS  530  123i 120i 1072.1i  714 1881  388  170   0i .870
Total ( 2 Years)         2B   60                     178  211   54   28   1  .878
Total ( 2 Years)          P    3                       0    1    0    0     1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         3B    1    0    0             0    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         1B    1    1    1     9       9    1    0    1   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
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                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1879 PRO N         85   59   25  .702   612   355                  1

Transaction Information

Signed by Boston NL Team (1876).

Signed by Providence Grays (1879).

Signed by Providence Grays (June, 1882).
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