Harry Wright

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Harry Wright was a pioneering 19th-century baseball manager and Hall of Famer, best known for organizing and leading some of the earliest professional teams in the sport.

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instanceOf Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
baseball manager
human
professional baseball player
achievement managed the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings to an undefeated season in professional play
burialPlace West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1835-01-10
dateOfDeath 1895-10-03
era 19th-century baseball
father Samuel Wright Sr.
fullName William Henry Wright
givenName Henry
William
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionYear 1953
introducedInnovation emphasis on team discipline and strategy in professional baseball
systematic use of practice and conditioning in baseball
use of defensive positioning based on hitters’ tendencies
league National Association of Base Ball Players
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
National League
memberOf Cincinnati Red Stockings (1869 team)
nickname Harry Wright
notableFor organizing the first openly professional baseball team
pioneering professional baseball management in the 19th century
occupation baseball manager
center fielder
cricketer
placeOfBirth Sheffield, England
linked to: Sheffield
placeOfDeath Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
linked to: Atlantic City
positionPlayed center fielder
residence Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
role player-manager
sibling George Wright
Samuel Wright Jr.
linked to: Samuel Wright Sr.
sport baseball
cricket
teamManaged Boston Red Caps
Boston Red Stockings
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Philadelphia Quakers
Providence Grays
teamPlayedFor Boston Red Stockings
Cincinnati Red Stockings

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Boston Red Stockings manager Harry Wright
Boston Red Stockings captain Harry Wright
Boston Red Stockings notablePlayer Harry Wright
Harry Wright nickname Harry Wright
George Wright sibling Harry Wright