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George Wright Joins the Cincinnati Club
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | FamousFamous |
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| City/State/Country: | Cincinnati, OH, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | In late February 1869, the Sunday Mercury reported that prominent player George Wright had joined the Cincinnati base ball club. The 22-year-old, already counted among the most proficient players in the game; playing for New York's Union club in 1868, he had averaged four runs (and over seven hits) per game, and Henry Chadwick cited him as the best "general player" in base ball.
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| Sources | Robert Tholkes, "The Young and the Restless: George Wright 1865-1868." Baseball Research Journal, Fall 2016, pp. 95-101. |
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| Submitted by | Robert Tholkes |
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1869.13 George Wright Joins the Cincinnati Club"
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