George Wright
George Wright
Born: January 28, 1847
New York, NY USA
Deceased: 1937
Boston, MA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 150
Career: 1871-1882
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
Minor League Statistics
George Wright compiled a career batting average of .301 with 11 home runs and 326 RBI in his 591-game career with the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps and Providence Grays. He began playing during the 1871 season and last took the field during the 1882 campaign. Wright was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1876 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 16 | 86 | 80 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .413 | .453 | .625 | 1.078 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 48 | 258 | 255 | 87 | 86 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .337 | .345 | .471 | .816 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 59 | 332 | 323 | 99 | 125 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .387 | .404 | .511 | .914 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 60 | 318 | 313 | 76 | 103 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .329 | .340 | .476 | .816 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 79 | 410 | 408 | 106 | 136 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .333 | .337 | .431 | .768 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 70 | 343 | 335 | 72 | 100 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .299 | .315 | .397 | .712 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1877 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 61 | 299 | 290 | 58 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .276 | .298 | .334 | .632 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1878 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 59 | 273 | 267 | 35 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .225 | .242 | .251 | .493 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1879 | NL | Providence Grays | 85 | 401 | 388 | 79 | 107 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | .276 | .299 | .374 | .673 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1880 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 7 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .286 | .200 | .486 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | NL | Providence Grays | 46 | 189 | 185 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | .162 | .180 | .189 | .369 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 591 | 2941 | 2873 | 665 | 866 | 124 | 60 | 11 | 326 | 47 | 20 | 68 | 119 | .301 | .318 | .398 | .715 | 1143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | SS | 15 | 15 | 129.0 | 32 | 61 | 21 | 8 | .816 | 6.488 | 6.200 |
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 1.000 |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | SS | 48 | 48 | 430.0 | 87 | 193 | 55 | 25 | .836 | 5.860 | 5.833 |
| 1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | SS | 59 | 0 | 523.0 | 89 | 247 | 71 | 17 | .826 | 5.782 | 5.695 |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | SS | 60 | 60 | 535.0 | 97 | 197 | 64 | 23 | .821 | 4.946 | 4.900 |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | SS | 79 | 0 | 691.0 | 95 | 253 | 56 | 20 | .861 | 4.533 | 4.405 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | P | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .500 |
| 1876 | NL | Boston Red Caps | SS | 68 | 0 | 616.0 | 89 | 251 | 43 | 16 | .888 | 4.968 | 5.000 |
| 1876 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 2B | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 5.786 | 4.500 |
| 1876 | NL | Boston Red Caps | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1877 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 2B | 58 | 0 | 521.0 | 171 | 209 | 53 | 28 | .878 | 6.564 | 6.552 |
| 1877 | NL | Boston Red Caps | SS | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 3.857 | 4.000 |
| 1878 | NL | Boston Red Caps | SS | 59 | 0 | 535.0 | 72 | 197 | 15 | 24 | .947 | 4.525 | 4.559 |
| 1879 | NL | Providence Grays | SS | 85 | 0 | 776.0 | 96 | 319 | 34 | 17 | .924 | 4.813 | 4.882 |
| 1880 | NL | Boston Red Caps | SS | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.000 |
| 1881 | NL | Boston Red Caps | SS | 7 | 0 | 58.0 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .963 | 4.034 | 3.714 |
| 1882 | NL | Providence Grays | SS | 46 | 0 | 404.0 | 46 | 133 | 26 | 16 | .873 | 3.988 | 3.891 |
| Totals | 595 | 124 | 5286.0 | 901 | 2095 | 442 | 199 | .871 | 5.101 | 5.035 |
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