George DeWitt Wright

Full Name: George DeWitt Wright	Primary Position: OF,CF,RF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/180	First Game: April 10, 1982
Birthdate: December 22, 1958	Final Game: October 5, 1986
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 5 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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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.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
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

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1982	TEX	A	CF	144	130	1178.1	387	12	8	3	.980
1982	TEX	A	RF	6	5	45.2	6	1	0	0	1.000
1982	TEX	A	OF	149	135	1227	398	14	8	3	.981
1982	TEX	A	LF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	TEX	A	OF	161	160	1443.2	460	6	7	1	.985
1983	TEX	A	CF	161	160	1443.2	455	5	7	1	.985
1984	TEX	A	CF	54	54	462.2	124	1	1	0	.992
1984	TEX	A	RF	26	26	232.2	51	1	2	0	.963
1984	TEX	A	OF	80	80	695.1	175	3	3	0	.983
1984	TEX	A	DH	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	TEX	A	OF	102	93	826.2	213	8	2	2	.991
1985	TEX	A	DH	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	TEX	A	RF	55	52	445.1	98	4	0	1	1.000
1985	TEX	A	CF	53	41	381.1	113	3	2	1	.983
1986	TEX	A	LF	10	4	53.2	10	0	1	0	.909
1986	TEX	A	OF	42	21	244.1	61	2	2	0	.969
1986	TEX	A	CF	8	5	54.2	18	0	0	0	1.000
1986	TEX	A	RF	27	12	136	34	3	1	0	.974
1986	MON	N	CF	21	17	149.2	40	1	0	0	1.000
1986	MON	N	LF	10	5	56.1	11	1	0	0	1.000
1986	MON	N	OF	32	24	226	48	2	0	0	1.000
1986	MON	N	RF	3	2	20	2	0	0	0	1.000
1986	Total		RF	30	14	156	36	3	1	0	.975
1986	Total		LF	20	9	110	21	1	1	0	.957
1986	Total		OF	74	45	470.1	109	4	2	0	.983
1986	Total		CF	29	22	204.1	58	1	0	0	1.000
Total			CF	441	407	3670.1	1137	22	18	5	.985
Total			OF	566	513	4663	1355	35	22	6	.984
Total			DH	22	21	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	117	97	879.2	191	9	3	1	.985
Total			LF	21	9	113	21	1	1	0	.957

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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).

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