George Wright

Baseball history illustration: George Wright of the 1867 National of Washington Club. Wright began his career as a catcher for the Gotham Club of New York at age 15 in 1864. He moved to the Union of Morrisania Club (NY) in 1866 and began playing shortstop. In 1867 he became a United States Government employee and played for the Nationals and was considered their best player. That year the National Club would hand the Cincinnati Club their only defeat 53-10, in Cincinnati. Wright returned to the Union club in 1868 and then in 1869, George, a skilled veteran at 20 years-old, would join his brother Harry and play for the Cincinnati Club. The Union club won its last match of the 1868 season and the Cincinnati Club, with George Wright, proceeded to win 81 straight matches, beginning in May of 1869, before being defeated in June of 1870, by the Atlantic of Brooklyn Club (NY). George was on a winning club for 82 straight matches with two clubs. Click illustration to return to previous page.