George DeWitt Wright
[edit] Biography
George Wright (George DeWitt Wright) was born on December 22, 1958 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on April 10, 1982 for the Texas Rangers. In 1982, his rookie year, he hit .264 with 11 home runs and 50 RBI. Wright played for the Texas Rangers and Montreal Expos over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that George Wright's best season was 1983, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .276 average and knocked in 80 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 150
| 557
| 69
| 147
| 11
| 50
| .264
| .305
| .377
| 20
| 5
| 30
| 78
| 3
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 11
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 162
| 634
| 79
| 175
| 18
| 80
| .276
| .321
| .424
| 28
| 6
| 41
| 82
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 9
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 101
| 383
| 40
| 93
| 9
| 48
| .243
| .273
| .384
| 19
| 4
| 15
| 54
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 109
| 363
| 21
| 69
| 2
| 18
| .190
| .241
| .242
| 13
| 0
| 25
| 49
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 9
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 49
| 106
| 10
| 23
| 2
| 7
| .217
| .250
| .321
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 56
| 117
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 5
| .188
| .258
| .265
| 5
| 2
| 11
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 105
| 223
| 22
| 45
| 2
| 12
| .202
| .254
| .291
| 8
| 3
| 15
| 51
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 56
| 117
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 5
| .188
| .258
| .265
| 5
| 2
| 11
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 571
| 2043
| 219
| 507
| 42
| 203
| .248
| .290
| .366
| 83
| 16
| 115
| 286
| 8
| 13
| 18
| 21
| 37
|
| Total
|
|
| 627
| 2160
| 231
| 529
| 42
| 208
| .245
| .288
| .361
| 88
| 18
| 126
| 314
| 9
| 14
| 19
| 21
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 144
| 130
| 1178.1
| 387
| 12
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 45.2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 149
| 135
| 1227
| 398
| 14
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 161
| 160
| 1443.2
| 460
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 161
| 160
| 1443.2
| 455
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 54
| 54
| 462.2
| 124
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 26
| 26
| 232.2
| 51
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 80
| 80
| 695.1
| 175
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 102
| 93
| 826.2
| 213
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 55
| 52
| 445.1
| 98
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 53
| 41
| 381.1
| 113
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 10
| 4
| 53.2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 42
| 21
| 244.1
| 61
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 8
| 5
| 54.2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 27
| 12
| 136
| 34
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| CF
| 21
| 17
| 149.2
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| LF
| 10
| 5
| 56.1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| OF
| 32
| 24
| 226
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| RF
| 30
| 14
| 156
| 36
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| LF
| 20
| 9
| 110
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| OF
| 74
| 45
| 470.1
| 109
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| CF
| 29
| 22
| 204.1
| 58
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 441
| 407
| 3670.1
| 1137
| 22
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 566
| 513
| 4663
| 1355
| 35
| 22
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 117
| 97
| 879.2
| 191
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 21
| 9
| 113
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1977).
- Sent to Montreal Expos by Texas Rangers for future considerations (June 18, 1986).
- Released by Montreal Expos (December 19, 1986).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (1987).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (January, 1989).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jim Weaver (August 16, 1989).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories