| Taffy Wright | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 10, 1911 Tabor City, North Carolina |
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| Died: October 22, 1981 (aged 70) Orlando, Florida |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1938 for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 16, 1949 for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .311 |
| Hits | 1,115 |
| RBIs | 553 |
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Taft Shedron "Taffy" Wright (Tabor City, North Carolina, August 10, 1911 - Orlando, Florida, October 22, 1981) was an outfielder in professional baseball from 1938 to 1949. Wright made a splash in his rookie season, leading the American League in batting with a .350 average. However, because Wright only had 263 at-bats in just 100 games, the AL awarded the official batting title to Jimmie Foxx who'd hit .349 in more than twice as many plate appearances.
Wright's first two major-league years were with the Washington Senators. Though he performed well, following up his rookie year by batting .309 in the second, the Senators traded Wright to the Chicago White Sox in the 1939 offseason, in a deal for Gee Walker.
Wright played the bulk of his career with the White Sox, recording over 100 hits every year and topping .300 four more times. He played his last season in 1949 for the Philadelphia Athletics. His career batting average was .311.