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Taffy Wright
Taft Shedron Wright

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut April 18, 1938
Final Game September 16, 1949
Born August 10, 1911 in Tabor City, NC
Died October 22, 1981 (age 70)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1938 26 CHA AL   64  218   34   67  18   8   0   21   1   1   10   15  .307  .346  .463  .810   106   101   1   0   3   3   8  
 1939 27 CHA AL   44  136   16   43   6   0   2   16   1   0    7    7  .316  .352  .404  .756    99    55   0   1   2   1   2  
 1940 28 CHA AL  148  615   81  213  39  16   6  106  13   4   41   37  .346  .388  .491  .879   108   302   0   6   7   5  11  
 1941 29 CHA AL  149  554   91  180  36   8  11  111  12   4   70   34  .325  .400  .478  .878   119   265   0  13   7   8  14  
 1942 30 CHA AL  109  334   39  104   8   8   0   43   5   5   51   19  .311  .400  .383  .783   119   128   0   4   9   1  15  
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 34 CHA AL  132  466   53  117  19   3   5   56  11   4   42   25  .251  .311  .337  .648    91   157   0   5   4   1  14  
 1947 35 CHA AL  136  429   63  136  13   2   4   40  23   5   58   15  .317  .398  .385  .783   109   165   1   2   6   1  16  
 1948 36 CHA AL  120  432   47  114  26   3   8   57   2   1   36   17  .264  .328  .394  .722    99   170   0   1   1   6  25  
 1949 37 CHA AL    2    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000   407     2   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      904 3185  424  975 166  48  36  450  68  24  316  169  .306  .370  .422  .792        1345   2  32  39  26 105
 Per 600 PA           537   71  164  28   8   6   76  11   4   53   28                                 227   0   5   7   4  18
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHA      904 3185  424  975 166  48  36  450  68  24  316  169  .306  .370  .422  .792        1345   2  32  39  26 105
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1029 3583  465 1115 175  55  38  553  32  33  346  155  .311  .376  .423  .799        1514  25          27  76
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1938 26 CHA AL  73   32   5.4  13   3   0  .231   3   18   11  .611    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e5   -97   
 1939 27 CHA AL  15   19   5.5   9   3   1  .333   6   12    6  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e16  -37   
 1940 28 CHA AL  23  117   7.5   3   2   0  .667   9   59   43  .729    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e11   47   
 1941 29 CHA AL  20  110   7.4   4   2   0  .500   8   38   25  .658    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e10   12   
 1942 30 CHA AL  10   50   5.3  14   1   0  .071   4   28   19  .679    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e11  -59   
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 34 CHA AL  24   48   3.5  13   2   0  .154   2   22   14  .636    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e3   -82   
 1947 35 CHA AL  25   68   5.8  26  10   0  .385   6   33   24  .727    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e9    -2   
 1948 36 CHA AL   6   49   3.9  11   1   0  .091   8   47   21  .447    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e4     16   
 1949 37 CHA AL   0    2     ?   1   1   0 1.000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            2323   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          498   5.7  94  25   1  .266  46  257  163  .634    0    0  .000                 -12   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 19.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 29.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1938 26 CHA AL  LF    51    95     3    3    0   .970    50   442.2   1.99
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.0   0.00
 1939 27 CHA AL  LF    35    87     1    6    0   .936    31   276.0   2.87
                 RF     4     3     0    0    0  1.000     0    10.1   2.61
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
                 3B     1     0     2    0    1  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1940 28 CHA AL  RF   145   346     6    9    0   .975   144  1302.0   2.43
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1941 29 CHA AL  RF   145   204     6    7    1   .968   144  1259.1   1.50
                 LF     5     3     0    1    0   .750     1    16.0   1.69
 1942 30 CHA AL  RF    88   130     5    4    2   .971    85   745.1   1.63
                 LF     8     6     1    0    0  1.000     4    42.0   1.50
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 34 CHA AL  RF   117   241    15    2    2   .992   113  1012.0   2.28
                 LF     5     9     1    0    0  1.000     4    39.0   2.31
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1947 35 CHA AL  LF    63   137     2    4    0   .972    52   482.2   2.59
                 RF    56    74     3    2    0   .975    48   407.0   1.70
                 CF     5     4     0    0    0  1.000     1    25.0   1.44
 1948 36 CHA AL  CF    93   185     9    7    1   .965    93   778.2   2.24
                 LF    25    27     1    1    1   .966    12   134.2   1.87
                 RF     8     8     0    0    0  1.000     2    24.0   3.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   564  1006    35   24    5   .977   536  4766.0   1.97
                 LF   193   364     9   15    1   .961   154  1435.0   2.34
                 CF   101   189     9    7    1   .966    94   807.2   2.21
                 3B     1     0     2    0    1  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1938  CHA   82-72   Robert Rescigno
 1939  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1940  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1941  CHA   84-70   Robert Rescigno
 1942  CHA   69-85   Robert Rescigno
 1946  CHA   83-71   Robert Rescigno
 1947  CHA   71-83   Robert Rescigno
 1948  CHA   75-79   Robert Rescigno
 1949  CHA   84-70   Robert Rescigno

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