George Wright

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: December 22, 1958 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK).

High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: April 10, 1982 (Age 23-109d, 14,569th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1986 (Age 27-287d)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: George DeWitt Wright

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.8

2160

529

.245

231

RBI

208

OBP

.288

SLG

.361

OPS

.648

OPS+

Summary of 42 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 14 go ahead

1 Tm
TEX	42

Platoon
vs RHP	23
vs LHP	19

Home/Road
Away	23
Home	19

Outs
2	19
0	13
1	10

13 Opps
MIN	5
SEA	5
TOR	5
KCR	4
MIL	4
OAK	3
BAL	3
DET	3
CHW	3
BOS	2
CLE	2
NYY	2
CAL	1

36 Pitchers
Mark Huismann	2
Luis Leal	2
Tim Conroy	2
Mike Caldwell	2
John Tudor	2
Rick Waits	2
Don Sutton	1
Ron Romanick	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Bryan Oelkers	1
Dan Petry	1
Larry Pashnick	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Mike Armstrong	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Roy Lee Jackson	1
Richard Dotson	1
Dave Stieb	1
Tom Underwood	1
Jim Lewis	1
Tom Filer	1
Jamie Easterly	1
Mike Moore	1
Jack O'Connor	1
Jerry Don Gleaton	1
Glenn Abbott	1
Frank Viola	1
Matt Keough	1
Ron Davis	1
John Montefusco	1
Ed Núñez	1
Bud Black	1
Britt Burns	1
Paul Splittorff	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Mike Boddicker	1

13 Parks
Arlington St (ARL)	19
County Stad (MIL)	4
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
7	13
9	13
8	2

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	42

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	9
-23	3
12-	2
-2-	2
1-3	1

65 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	25
1 on	11
2 on	6
Any on	17

Inning
1	8
2	2
3	8
4	3
5	4
6	4
7	6
8	5
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	18
4-6	11
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	1
+1	7
Tied	13
-1	6
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	4

Ahead	14
Tied	13
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	34
DH	4
RF	2
LF	2

OrderPos
1st	12
6th	12
3rd	8
5th	7
7th	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	18
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1982-04-10	TEX	@	CLE	Rick Waits	behind 1-2	t 3	0	---	1	1	8	0.114	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1982-04-18	TEX	@	MIL	Jamie Easterly	ahead 6-5	t 8	1	-23	3	1	8	0.125	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Wagner Scores; D. Flynn Scores
3	3	3	1	1982-05-04	TEX	@	DET	Larry Pashnick	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.098	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1982-05-19	TEX	@	CHW	Richard Dotson	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	-23	3	1	8	0.215	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Johnson Scores; D. Flynn Scores
5	5	5	1	1982-08-04	TEX	@	CLE	Rick Waits	behind 0-3	t 6	0	1--	2	1	8	0.163	34%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Tolleson Scores
6	6	6	1	1982-08-09	TEX	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	1	1	8	0.123	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1982-09-01	TEX	@	KCR	Paul Splittorff	tied 0-0	t 3	2	-2-	2	1	8	0.203	69%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; B. Dent Scores
8	8	8	1	1982-09-08	TEX		MIN	Jack O'Connor	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1--	2	1	8	0.223	75%		Home Run; B. Dent Scores
9	9	9	1	1982-09-10	TEX		SEA	Gaylord Perry	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.104	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	10	1	1982-09-11	TEX		SEA	Floyd Bannister	behind 0-1	b 6	1	---	1	1	8	0.197	54%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	11	1	1982-09-19	TEX	@	SEA	Ed Núñez	behind 0-1	t 3	2	---	1	1	8	0.114	46%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1983-06-04	TEX		DET	Dan Petry	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	1	8	8	0.053	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	1983-06-10	TEX	@	MIN	Frank Viola	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	7	8	0.112	61%		Home Run
14	14	3	1	1983-06-12	TEX	@	MIN	Ron Davis	tied 3-3	t 11	1	---	1	6	8	0.377	82%		Home Run
15	15	4	1	1983-06-16	TEX		MIN	Bryan Oelkers	behind 0-2	b 4	2	-2-	2	5	8	0.233	51%		Home Run; L. Parrish Scores
16	16	5	1	1983-06-17	TEX		MIN	Jim Lewis	ahead 5-0	b 5	0	12-	3	6	8	0.019	99%		Home Run; P. O'Brien Scores; L. Parrish Scores
17	17	6	1	1983-07-01	TEX	@	OAK	Tim Conroy	ahead 7-3	t 9	0	---	1	6	8	0.008	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	7	1	1983-07-02	TEX	@	OAK	Tom Underwood	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	1--	2	5	8	0.175	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Parrish Scores
19	19	8	1	1983-07-09	TEX	@	TOR	Luis Leal	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	5	8	0.125	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	9	1	1983-07-17	TEX	@	NYY	Matt Keough	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-23	3	5	8	0.240	75%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bell Scores/unER; L. Parrish Scores/unER; G. Wright Scores/unER
21	21	10	1	1983-07-20	TEX	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	behind 0-3	t 7	2	---	1	5	8	0.057	12%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	11	1	1983-07-24	TEX		TOR	Luis Leal	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	---	1	6	8	0.107	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	12	1	1983-08-04	TEX		BOS	John Tudor	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	1--	2	3	8	0.178	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bell Scores
24	24	13	1	1983-08-09	TEX	@	BOS	John Tudor	behind 2-6	t 8	1	---	1	3	8	0.027	5%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	14	1	1983-08-20	TEX		CHW	Britt Burns	ahead 4-1	b 8	1	1--	2	3	8	0.020	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bell Scores
26	26	15	1	1983-08-31	TEX	@	DET	Glenn Abbott	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	8	0.104	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	16	1	1983-09-02	TEX		KCR	Mike Armstrong	ahead 4-0	b 7	1	12-	3	3	8	0.020	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bell Scores; W. Tolleson Scores
28	28	17	1	1983-09-09	TEX	@	SEA	Mike Moore	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	8	0.099	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	18	1	1983-09-15	TEX	@	OAK	Tim Conroy	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	8	0.107	57%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1984-04-06	TEX		NYY	John Montefusco	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	---	1	3	8	0.091	72%		Home Run
31	31	2	1	1984-05-05	TEX		BAL	Mike Flanagan	tied 3-3	b 5	2	1--	2	5	8	0.257	79%		Home Run; G. Ward Scores
32	32	3	1	1984-07-23	TEX		BAL	Mike Boddicker	behind 0-6	b 6	2	1--	2	6	9	0.043	7%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bell Scores
33	33	4	1	1984-08-06	TEX		TOR	Roy Lee Jackson	behind 3-4	b 8	2	---	1	6	DH	0.330	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	5	1	1984-08-14	TEX	@	CHW	Jerry Don Gleaton	ahead 6-3	t 7	2	1-3	3	6	DH	0.088	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Parrish Scores; P. O'Brien Scores
35	35	6	1	1984-08-18	TEX		KCR	Bud Black	behind 0-2	b 7	0	---	1	6	DH	0.144	36%		Home Run
36	36	7	1	1984-08-19	TEX		KCR	Mark Huismann	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	1--	2	6	DH	0.044	98%		Home Run; P. O'Brien Scores
37	37	8	1	1984-08-25	TEX	@	MIL	Don Sutton	behind 2-6	t 7	0	---	1	6	9	0.045	10%		Home Run
38	38	9	1	1984-09-21	TEX	@	CAL	Ron Romanick	behind 0-1	t 4	2	1--	2	6	8	0.249	59%		Home Run; B. Jones Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1985-08-11	TEX		BAL	Dennis Martínez	behind 3-6	b 5	0	---	1	1	8	0.097	29%		Home Run
40	40	2	1	1985-08-13	TEX		TOR	Tom Filer	behind 1-5	b 2	2	---	1	7	8	0.066	22%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1986-04-23	TEX	@	TOR	Dave Stieb	behind 3-4	t 6	0	---	1	5	7	0.156	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	2	1	1986-06-07 (1)	TEX		SEA	Mark Huismann	ahead 6-5	b 8	0	---	1	6	7	0.073	94%		Home Run (Deep CF)