Harry Wright

Harry Wright
Harry Wright
	Center fielder / Manager
	Born: January 10, 1835; Sheffield, England
	Died: October 3, 1895 (aged 60); Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 5, 1871, for the Boston Red Stockings
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 1877, for the Boston Red Caps
MLB statistics
Batting average	.272
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	111
Managerial record	1225–885–35
Winning %	.581
Teams
	National Association of Base Ball Players New York Knickerbockers (1858–1862); Gotham of New York (1863–1865); Cincinnati Red Stockings (1866–1870); League player Boston Red Stockings (1871–1875); Boston Red Caps (1876–1877); League manager Boston Red Stockings (1871–1875); Boston Red Caps (1876–1881); Providence Grays (1882–1883); Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies (1884–1893);
Career highlights and awards
	4× NA pennant (1872–1875); 2× NL pennant (1877–1878);
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1953
Vote	Veterans Committee

William Henry "Harry" Wright (January 10, 1835 – October 3, 1895) was an English-born professional baseball player, manager, and developer. He assembled, managed, and played center field for baseball's first fully professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. He is credited with introducing innovations such as backing up infield plays from the outfield and shifting defensive alignments based on hitters' tendencies. For his contributions as a manager and developer of the game, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 by the Veterans Committee. Wright was also the first to make baseball into a business by paying his players up to seven times the pay of the average working man.

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