• Card series: Beginnings: 1880's
• City: Philadelphia
• Team: Quakers
• League: National League
• Hall: National Baseball Hall of Fame

William Henry Wright (1835-1895) established professional baseball on the American landscape with his 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, a team with which he show-cased the game that was to become the true national pastime. His influence on the sport is incalculable. For 25 years Wright led as player, manager, executive, and chief of umpires. Perhaps his greatest contribution was inspiring true team-spirit. He invented such staples as signals, platooning, hit-and-run, communication among players and a nascent farm system.

• Managed his teams to over 1200 wins, a .581%, winning six championships
• Elected to Hall of Fame: 1953