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Ed Wright

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Full Name: Henderson Edward Wright Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180 First Game: July 29, 1945
Birthdate: May 15, 1919 Final Game: September 4, 1952
Birthplace: Dyersburg, Tennessee MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: November 19, 1995
Deathplace: Dyersburg, Tennessee
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on May 15, 1919 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, Ed Wright (Henderson Edward Wright) played for the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 5 year career. Wright broke into the bigs on July 29, 1945 with the Boston Braves, and put up a 2.51 ERA in 111.1 innings pitched in 1945, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Ed Wright's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1946, when he posted a 3.52 ERA and won 12 games. However, others believe that it was 1945, when he posted a 2.51 ERA.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1945 BOS N 15 12 8 3 2.51 24 35 31 7 1 0 111.1 104 7 33 0 0 0
1946 BOS N 36 21 12 9 3.52 44 82 69 8 2 0 176.1 164 8 71 0 2 2
1947 BOS N 23 6 3 3 6.40 14 52 46 1 0 0 64.2 80 9 35 0 1 2
1948 BOS N 3 0 0 0 1.93 2 3 1 0 0 0 4.2 9 0 2 0 0 0
1952 PHI A 24 0 2 1 6.53 9 36 30 0 0 1 41.1 55 6 20 0 1 3
Total NL 77 39 23 15 3.71 84 172 147 16 3 0 357 357 24 141 0 3 4
Total AL 24 0 2 1 6.53 9 36 30 0 0 1 41.1 55 6 20 0 1 3
Total 101 39 25 16 4.00 93 208 177 16 3 1 398.1 412 30 161 0 4 7

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1945 BOS N P 15 0 0 2 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1946 BOS N P 36 0 0 12 35 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1947 BOS N P 23 0 0 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 BOS N P 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 PHI A P 24 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 101 0 0 19 72 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .978

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1945 BOS N 15 39 6 5 0 2 .128 .150 .128 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1
1946 BOS N 36 59 5 18 0 6 .305 .349 .390 5 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0
1947 BOS N 23 23 3 3 0 2 .130 .167 .217 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1
1948 BOS N 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 PHI A 24 7 1 1 0 0 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
Total NL 77 121 14 26 0 10 .215 .252 .273 7 0 5 10 1 6 0 0 2
Total AL 24 7 1 1 0 0 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
Total 101 128 15 27 0 10 .211 .246 .273 8 0 5 12 1 6 0 0 3

[edit] Transactions

  • Traded by Indianapolis (American Association) to Boston Braves in exchange for Ira Hutchinson and Steve Shemo (@July 20, 1945).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Giants in exchange for Don Robertson (@July 5, 1950).
  • Sold by New York Giants to Philadelphia Athletics with Neal Watlington and Frank Fanovich (@February 20, 1952).

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