Ed Wright Stats

Ed Wright was born on Thursday, May 15, 1919, in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Wright was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 29, 1945, with the Boston Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed Wright baseball stats page.
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Ed Wright
 
 
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Birth Name:   Henderson Edward Wright
Nickname:   Ed
Born On:   05-15-1919  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Dyersburg, Tennessee
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-19-1995 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Dyersburg, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tennessee
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   07-29-1945 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-04-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ed Wright

Ed Wright Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1945 26 Braves 15 12 1 8 3 .727 2.51 7 1 0 111.1 449 104 31 35 7 33 - 24 0 0 0 -
1946 27 Braves 36 21 7 12 9 .571 3.52 8 2 0 176.1 744 164 69 82 8 71 - 44 2 2 0 -
1947 28 Braves 23 6 6 3 3 .500 6.40 1 0 0 64.2 305 80 46 52 9 35 - 14 1 2 0 -
1948 29 Braves 3 0 2 0 0 .000 1.93 0 0 0 4.2 22 9 1 3 0 2 - 2 0 0 0 -
1952 33 Athletics 24 0 11 2 1 .667 6.53 0 0 1 41.1 199 55 30 36 6 20 - 9 1 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 101 39 27 25 16 .610 4.00 16 3 1 398.1 1,719 412 177 208 30 161 - 93 4 7 0 -
Ed Wright

Ed Wright Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 26 Braves 15 39 6 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 2 - 0 1 .128 .150 .128
1946 27 Braves 36 59 5 18 5 0 0 0 6 3 - 3 4 - 1 0 .305 .349 .390
1947 28 Braves 23 23 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 0 - 0 1 .130 .167 .217
1948 29 Braves 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1952 33 Athletics 24 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 1 .143 .143 .286
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 101 128 15 27 8 0 0 0 10 5 - 12 6 - 1 3 .211 .246 .273
Ed Wright

Ed Wright Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1945 Braves P 15 12 334 23 1.5 22 2 20 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.78
1946 Braves P 36 21 529 48 1.3 47 12 35 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.40
1947 Braves P 23 6 194 14 0.6 14 4 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.95
1948 Braves P 3 0 14 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
1952 Athletics P 24 0 124 7 0.3 7 1 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.52
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 101 39 1,195 93 0.9 91 19 72 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.06
5 Years 101 39 1,195 93 0.9 91 19 72 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.06
Ed Wright

Ed Wright Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1945 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 13.0 19.5 0.73 1.94 2.67
1946 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 19.7 9.8 0.62 2.25 3.62
1947 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.8 11.5 0.40 1.95 4.87
1948 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 3.86 3.86
1952 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.45 1.96 4.35
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.7 12.8 0.58 2.10 3.64
Ed Wright

Ed Wright Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1945 Boston Braves 14 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Boston Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1947 Boston Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 34 Undetermined - -




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