Taft Wright
Baseball
Inducted: 1992
- Born in Tabor City, NC, 1911
- Major league outfielder in 1938–1942 and 1946–1949, with Washington, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Athletics
- Left-handed hitter, batted .300 or better six times
- Lifetime average .311, with 38 home runs
- Led American League with 13 pinch hits in 1938
- Drove in at least one run in 13 consecutive games for Chicago in 1941
- Spent 1943–1945 in military service
- Managed in minors from 1954–1956
- Died in 1981