Tom Wright (baseball)
| Tom Wright | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 22, 1923 Rutherfordton, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: September 5, 2017 (aged 93) Shelby, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 15, 1948, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 18, 1956, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 99 |
| Teams | |
Thomas Everette Wright (September 22, 1923 – September 5, 2017) was an American
left-handed
, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg) as an active player.
Wright was signed by the
American Association. On September 15, 1948, he made his Major League debut with the Red Sox—tripling as a pinch hitter in his first big-league at bat.[2] Wright then returned to Triple-A for the entire 1949
campaign. He won the American Association batting championship (hitting .368) and collected 200 hits, second in the league. During the September 1949 pennant race, he made five pinch-hitting appearances for the Red Sox.
Wright spent all of
Washington Senators
. But Wright was still unable to break into the everyday lineup, appearing in 76 games, half of them as a starting outfielder.
He spent most of
minor league baseball, except for eight appearances as a pinch hitter and one game for Washington as a pinch runner at the tail end of 1955 and the beginning of 1956. On April 18, 1956, he played his final game after nine seasons in the big leagues.[3]
Wright retired after the 1957 minor league season.
In 341 MLB games played, Wright registered 175 hits, including 28 doubles and 11 triples, as well as six home runs and 99 RBI. He batted .255 lifetime.
Wright died September 5, 2017, aged 93.[4]
References
- ^ "Baseball in Wartime - Those Who Served A to Z". www.baseballinwartime.com.
- ^ 1948-9-15 box score from Retrosheet
- ^ "Tom Wright's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Tom Wright Obituary (2017) - Shelby, NC - Shelby Star". www.legacy.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or SABR Biography Project
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