#49 Taffy Wright, Rightfield, 38 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Taffy Wright
8/10/1911 38 USA,NC,TABOR CITY 5"10 185
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 402,857 1949 6 Year(s), 60 Days (1092 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 160 Days (1020 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Talent | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 2 4 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 7 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @PIT | W 7-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @PIT | W 7-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/26 | CIN | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/27 | CIN | W 4-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | BSN | L 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @PHI | L 3-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/30 | PHI | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | @STL | W 8-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/2 | CHC | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @NYN | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 158 | 585 | 126 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 58 | 44 | 149 | .215 | .275 | .251 | .526 | .427 | .036 |
Projected | 158 | 585 | 126 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 58 | 44 | 149 | .215 | .275 | .251 | .526 | .427 | .036 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 154 | 638 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 147 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 43.4 | 2.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 152 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .220 | .191 | .410 |
vs. RHP | 433 | 100 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 51 | 34 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .231 | .294 | .273 | .566 |
Close/Late | 48 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .333 | .292 | .625 |
Scoring Position | 125 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .272 | .256 | .528 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 283 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 76 | .244 | .306 | .297 | .603 |
Road | 80 | 302 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 73 | .189 | .244 | .209 | .453 |
March/April | 26 | 95 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | .232 | .291 | .232 | .523 |
May | 26 | 101 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 18 | .238 | .275 | .307 | .582 |
June | 26 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 29 | .176 | .250 | .225 | .475 |
July | 25 | 91 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | .242 | .303 | .297 | .600 |
August | 26 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 30 | .148 | .206 | .148 | .354 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 108 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 32 | .250 | .314 | .287 | .601 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 20 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .490 | .564 | 1.054 | BRO |
1943 | 154 | 563 | 143 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 76 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 2 | .254 | .336 | .369 | .705 | BRO |
1944 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .462 | .795 | BRO |
1945 | 73 | 270 | 72 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 46 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 4 | .267 | .332 | .396 | .729 | BRO |
1946 | 88 | 188 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .303 | .370 | .351 | .721 | BRO |
1947 | 147 | 552 | 148 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 69 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 9 | .268 | .342 | .353 | .695 | BRO |
1948 | 152 | 547 | 176 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 55 | 89 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 12 | .322 | .394 | .444 | .839 | BRO |
1949 | 158 | 585 | 126 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 58 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 149 | 2 | 0 | .215 | .275 | .251 | .526 | BRO |
Total | 799 | 2770 | 745 | 154 | 28 | 15 | 250 | 366 | 290 | 17 | 10 | 397 | 27 | 30 | .269 | .341 | .361 | .702 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1938, AAA | 85 | 112 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .366 | .445 | .455 | .901 |
1939, AAA | 111 | 229 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .306 | .372 | .476 | .848 |
1940, AAA | 136 | 497 | 163 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 76 | 96 | 87 | 32 | 13 | 11 | .328 | .427 | .513 | .940 |
1941, AAA | 138 | 516 | 183 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 102 | 123 | 95 | 21 | 9 | 14 | .355 | .450 | .591 | 1.041 |
1942, AAA | 132 | 493 | 172 | 32 | 4 | 34 | 103 | 104 | 85 | 22 | 16 | 6 | .349 | .441 | .637 | 1.078 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1942 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
1943 | 14 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .317 | .351 | .668 |
Total | 17 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .343 | .393 | .737 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 155 | 154 | 358 | 10 | 3 | 372 | 4 | .989 | 1261.0 | 2.66 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1938... Injured on 6/17/1942 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days... Had first career hit on 9/2/1942, off Hal Schumacher (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1943, off Bob Lemon (PHI)... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1943... Injured on 4/8/1944 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for full season... Injured on 8/21/1946 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $402,857 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $402,857 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New York (N) on 5/21/1948... 1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $402,857 through salary arbitration...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1948 - .322 - 6th
| Triples 1948 - 12 - 3rd
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