Tom Wright (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Tom Wright (Thomas Everette Wright) was born on September 22, 1923 in Shelby, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 15, 1948 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .253 with 2 home runs and 27 RBI. Wright played for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| 1.500
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .400
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| 54
| 107
| 17
| 34
| 0
| 20
| .318
| .360
| .383
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 28
| 63
| 8
| 14
| 1
| 9
| .222
| .347
| .317
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 29
| 66
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 6
| .242
| .359
| .288
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 60
| 132
| 15
| 34
| 1
| 21
| .258
| .342
| .386
| 10
| 2
| 16
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 89
| 198
| 21
| 50
| 2
| 27
| .253
| .348
| .354
| 10
| 2
| 28
| 36
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 77
| 132
| 14
| 33
| 2
| 25
| .250
| .322
| .379
| 5
| 3
| 12
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 76
| 171
| 13
| 42
| 1
| 17
| .246
| .323
| .333
| 4
| 4
| 18
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 341
| 685
| 75
| 175
| 6
| 99
| .255
| .336
| .355
| 28
| 11
| 76
| 123
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 170
| 0
| 0
| 285
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1942).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Les Moss to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Gus Niarhos and Ken Wood (November 28, 1951).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Leo Thomas to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Al Zarilla and Willie Miranda (June 15, 1952).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators in exchange for Kite Thomas (March 27, 1954).
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