Category:George Wright (sportsman)

**George Wright**
	Major League Baseball player, manager; Cricket player (1847-1937)
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Date of birth	28 January 1847; Yonkers
Date of death	21 August 1937; Boston
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	stroke;
Place of burial	Holyhood Cemetery;
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Country for sport	United States of America;
Occupation	basketball player; cricketer; baseball player; cricket umpire;
Member of sports team	United States national cricket team;
Native language	English;
Father	Samuel Wright Sr.;
Sibling	Harry Wright; Sam Wright;
Child	Beals Coleman Wright; Irving Wright;
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	Q1252827; VIAF ID: 267333652; Library of Congress authority ID: no2012117904; Open Library ID: OL2502454A
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English: George Wright (January 28, 1847 – August 21, 1937) was an American shortstop in professional baseball. He played for the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully professional team, when he was the game's best player. He then played for the Boston Red Stockings, helping the team win six league championships from 1871 to 1878. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.

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