Taffy Wright

Played For
Washington Senators (1938-1939)
Chicago White Sox (1940-1948)
Philadelphia Athletics (1949)

Born
Taft Shedron Wright was born on August 10, 1911, in Tabor City, NC.

Died
October 22, 1981, Orlando, FL

Batted:  Left
Threw:  Right

Primary Position:  OF

Primary Team:  CHA

Major League Debut
April 18, 1938

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Taffy Wright

Nicknames
"Taffy" came from his given first name of Taft, which was in honor of the President of the United States at the time he was born: William Howard Taft.

Hitting Streaks
21 games (1938)

Home Run Facts
In 1946 and 1947, Wright hit homers to win 1-0 games for the ChiSox. In '46 his blast came off Ray Scarborough of the Senators, and in '47 he victimized Detroit's Fred Hutchinson.

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Sources used for the Taffy Wright Player Page:
SABR member and Home Run expert, David Vincent.