Wright was born in Tabor City, North Carolina.\n', '

He signed a minor league contract with Charlotte of the Piedmont League in 1933. He was promoted to an A league minor league in 1934 and then to AA in 1935. For 1936–1937, he played for Chattanooga \n', '

Wright\'s first two major-league years were with the Washington Senators. He made a splash in his rookie season, batting .350. However, because Wright had just 263 at bats in 100 games, the American League awarded the official batting title to Jimmie Foxx, who had hit .349 in more than twice as many plate appearances. Though he followed up his rookie year by batting .309 in the second, the Senators traded him to the Chicago White Sox in the 1939 offseason, in a deal for Gee Walker.\n', '

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