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Ted Williams
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Birthdate: 8/30/1918
Died: 7/5/2002
Height / Weight: 6' 3" / 205 lbs.
Place of Birth: San Diego, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

'Although Theodore Samuel Williams hit 521 homers and led the American League four times, he was not thought of so much as a great home run hitter but as a great hitter, period. He was the batsman supreme, an incomparable artist at drilling line drives, and the fact that a great many of those drives found their way into the seats is a matter of secondary emphasis. When the 1957 season ended the Red Sox' Splendid Splinter emerged, at age 39, as the oldest batting champion in history. He had won his sixth batting crown (.388) and his ninth slugging championship (.731). Three years later, in 1960, he would wrap up an incredible 19-year career with 29 homers and a .316 average. Two stints as a Marine Corps flyer cost Williams five years, but he never lost his batting touch. His greatest single season had come in 1941 when he hit .401. Confident, outspoken and frequently indifferent to fans, the Red Sox outfielder twice won the MVP Award and four times he was the home run champion.'

Red the book - Ted Williams at War by Bill Nowlin


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1940 BOS (AL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50
19 years   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1939 BOS (AL) 149 565 131 185 44 11 31 145 107 64 2 1 0 2 3 0 .327 .436 SLG
1940 BOS (AL) 144 561 134 193 43 14 23 113 96 54 4 4 0 3 1 0 .344 .442 SLG
1941 BOS (AL) 143 456 135 185 33 3 37 120 147 27 2 4 0 3 0 0 .406 .553 SLG
1942 BOS (AL) 150 522 141 186 34 5 36 137 145 51 3 2 0 4 0 0 .356 .499 SLG
1946 BOS (AL) 150 514 142 176 37 8 38 123 156 44 0 0 0 2 0 0 .342 .497 SLG
1947 BOS (AL) 156 528 125 181 40 9 32 114 162 47 0 1 0 2 1 0 .343 .499 SLG
1948 BOS (AL) 137 509 124 188 44 3 25 127 126 41 4 0 0 3 0 0 .369 .497 SLG
1949 BOS (AL) 155 566 150 194 39 3 43 159 162 48 1 1 0 2 0 0 .343 .490 SLG
1950 BOS (AL) 89 334 82 106 24 1 28 97 82 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .452 SLG
1951 BOS (AL) 148 531 109 169 28 4 30 126 144 45 1 1 0 0 0 0 .318 .464 SLG
1952 BOS (AL) 6 10 2 4 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 SLG
1953 BOS (AL) 37 91 17 37 6 0 13 34 19 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 .407 .509 SLG
1954 BOS (AL) 117 386 93 133 23 1 29 89 136 32 0 0 0 1 0 3 .345 .513 SLG
1955 BOS (AL) 98 320 77 114 21 3 28 83 91 24 2 0 17 2 0 4 .356 .496 SLG
1956 BOS (AL) 136 400 71 138 28 2 24 82 102 39 0 0 11 1 0 0 .345 .479 SLG
1957 BOS (AL) 132 420 96 163 28 1 38 87 119 43 0 1 33 5 0 2 .388 .526 SLG
1958 BOS (AL) 129 411 81 135 23 2 26 85 98 49 1 0 12 4 0 4 .328 .458 SLG
1959 BOS (AL) 103 272 32 69 15 0 10 43 52 27 0 0 6 2 0 5 .254 .372 SLG
1960 BOS (AL) 113 310 56 98 15 0 29 72 75 41 1 1 7 3 0 2 .316 .451 SLG
19 years   2292 7706 1798 2654 525 71 521 1839 2021 709 24 17 86 39 5 20 .344 .482 .SLG



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