Taffy Wright Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 70 Weight: 180 Born: Thursday, August 10, 1911 in Tabor City, NC USA Died: 10 22 1981 in Orlando, FL USA Debut: 4/18/1938 Last Game: 9/16/1949 Full Name: Taft Shedron Wright
On May 15, 1941, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees starts his record-setting 56-game hitting streak by collecting a single in four at-bats against the Chicago White Sox. DiMaggio’s first victim is Sox pitcher Ed Smith. Joe D’s hit goes unnoticed as the Yankees lose, 13 – 1. Taffy Wright homers and drives in four White Sox runs,…
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