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Taffy Wright was born on 10 August, 1911 in Tabor City, North Carolina, U.S., is an American baseball player. Discover Taffy Wright's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
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70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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10 August, 1911 |
| Birthday |
10 August |
| Birthplace |
Tabor City, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Date of death |
22 October, 1981 |
| Died Place |
Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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North
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Taffy Wright Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Taffy Wright height not available right now. We will update Taffy Wright's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Taffy Wright Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Taffy Wright worth at the age of 70 years old? Taffy Wright’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from North. We have estimated Taffy Wright's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Taft Shedron "Taffy" Wright (August 10, 1911 – October 22, 1981) was a professional baseball player.
He signed a minor league contract with Charlotte of the Piedmont League in 1933.
He was promoted to Class A in 1934 and then to Class AA in 1935.
For 1936 and 1937, he played for Chattanooga.
Wright's first two major league years were with the Washington Senators.
He made a splash in his rookie season, batting .350.
However, because Wright had just 263 at bats in 100 games, the American League awarded the official batting title to Jimmie Foxx, who had hit .349 in more than twice as many plate appearances.
He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1949, primarily as a right fielder.
Wright was born in Tabor City, North Carolina.
Though he followed up his rookie year by batting .309 in the second, the Senators traded him to the Chicago White Sox in the 1939 offseason, in a deal for Gee Walker.
Wright played the bulk of his career with the White Sox, recording over 100 hits every year and topping .300 four more times.
On July 3, 1940, Wright became the first White Sox player to hit a pinch-hit grand slam.
Wright's major league career was interrupted by World War II, serving in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 in the Pacific Theater of Operations.
He was called to military service in August 1942; the White Sox replaced him with Bill Mueller.
While serving as a sergeant during the war, Wright played on several military baseball teams, and was selected as an Army Air Force All-Star in 1945.
In his rookie season, Wright had the highest batting average in the league, although Jimmie Foxx was awarded the title as Wright was considered a part-time player.
This led to the retroactively named Taffy Wright Rule.
The rule, inconsistently applied, required that the winner of the batting title play at least 100 games in the field to be eligible for the title.
Wright continued to play minor league baseball until he was in his mid-forties.
Wright also served as a manager in the minor leagues.
He is buried in Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton, North Carolina.
He played his last season in 1949 for the Philadelphia Athletics.
His career batting average was .311 (1115-for-3583) with 465 runs, 38 home runs and 553 RBI in 1029 major league games.
He is ranked in the top 150 outfielders of all time and, as of April 2014, was ranked 75th in career at bats to strike outs ratio.
Wright also led, or was among the leaders, in right fielder defensive statistics for most of his career.
He was known to regularly appear in The Sporting News.
