Sam Wright (baseball)

Sam Wright
Sam Wright
	Shortstop
	Born: November 25, 1848; New York City
	Died: May 6, 1928 (aged 79); Boston, Massachusetts
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 19, 1875, for the New Haven Elm Citys
Last MLB appearance
	September 23, 1881, for the Boston Red Caps
MLB statistics
Batting average	.168
Runs scored	10
Runs batted in	5
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New Haven Elm Citys (1875); Boston Red Caps (1876); Cincinnati Stars (1880); Boston Red Caps (1881);

Samuel Wright Jr. (November 25, 1848 – May 6, 1928) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for a total of four seasons for the New Haven Elm Citys (1875), Boston Red Caps (1876, 1881), and Cincinnati Stars (1880).^[1]

In 45 games played, all as a shortstop, he batted .168, had 29 hits, four doubles, five RBIs, scored 10 runs, and one base on balls in 173 at bats.^[1] Two of his brothers also played in the majors: Baseball Hall of Famers Harry Wright and George Wright.^[1]

Wright was born in New York City to Samuel Wright Sr., a famous cricketer, and Sam's second wife, Ann Tone.^[1]^[2] He died at the age of 79 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is interred at St. Patrick Cemetery in Stoneham, Massachusetts.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sam Wright's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
^ "The Baseball Biography Project: Tom Shea". bioproj.sabr.org. The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) & The Respective Authors. Retrieved May 8, 2009.

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