Harry Wright
William Henry Wright
Born: January 10, 1835
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Deceased: October 3, 1895
Atlantic City, NJ USA
Coaching Career: 1871-1893
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
Playing Statistics
Harry Wright compiled a record of 1225 wins and 885 losses in his managing career with the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Providence Grays, Philadelphia Quakers and Philadelphia Phillies. He began managing during the 1871 season and last managed during the 1893 campaign. Wright was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
Coaching Record:
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 31 | 20 | 10 | .645 | |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 48 | 39 | 8 | .813 | |
| 1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 60 | 43 | 16 | .717 | |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 71 | 52 | 18 | .732 | |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 82 | 71 | 8 | .866 | |
| 1876 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 70 | 39 | 31 | .557 | |
| 1877 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 61 | 42 | 18 | .689 | |
| 1878 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 60 | 41 | 19 | .683 | |
| 1879 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 84 | 54 | 30 | .643 | |
| 1880 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 86 | 40 | 44 | .465 | |
| 1881 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 83 | 38 | 45 | .458 | |
| 1882 | NL | Providence Grays | 84 | 52 | 32 | .619 | |
| 1883 | NL | Providence Grays | 98 | 58 | 40 | .592 | |
| 1884 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 113 | 39 | 73 | .345 | |
| 1885 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 111 | 56 | 54 | .505 | |
| 1886 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 119 | 71 | 43 | .597 | |
| 1887 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 128 | 75 | 48 | .586 | |
| 1888 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 132 | 69 | 61 | .523 | |
| 1889 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 130 | 63 | 64 | .485 | |
| 1890 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 46 | 22 | 23 | .478 | |
| 1890 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 14 | 8 | .636 | |
| 1891 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 68 | 69 | .493 | |
| 1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 87 | 66 | .561 | |
| 1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 133 | 72 | 57 | .541 | |
| Totals | 2145 | 1225 | 885 | .571 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
