Ted williams biography home runs by date
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| Date and Place of Birth: | August 30, San Diego, CA |
| Date and Place of Death: | July 5, Crystal River, FL |
| Baseball Experience: | Hall of Fame |
| Position: | Outfield |
| Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Military Unit: | US Navy/US Marine Corps |
| Area Served: | United States/Hawaii |
Theodore S. “Ted” Williams was born in San Diego, California on August 30, Williams played baseball at Herbert Hoover High School in San Diego. After graduation, he was signed bygd the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. bygd the age of 19, he was putting up exceptional numbers with in the American Association with the Minneapolis Millers.
Williams joined the Boston Red Sox in and led the American League in RBIs while finishing fourth in the MVP balloting. In he hit an incredible making him the first man to hit since Bill Terry in
Williams had been classified 3-A in the military draft
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Ted Williams
American baseball player (–)
For other people named Ted Williams, see Ted Williams (disambiguation).
Baseball player
| Ted Williams | |
|---|---|
Williams with the Boston Red Sox in | |
| Left fielder / Manager | |
| Born:()August 30, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| Died: July 5, () (aged83) Inverness, Florida, U.S. | |
| April 20,,for theBoston Red Sox | |
| September 28,,for theBoston Red Sox | |
| Batting average | |
| Hits | 2, |
| Home runs | |
| Runs batted in | 1, |
| On-base percentage | |
| Managerial record | – |
| Winning% | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| As player As manager | |
• MLB Stats for Ted WilliamsDid you know that Ted Williams and Andre Dawson are the only two Major League ballplayers to have hit a home run off a father/son pitching duo? Teddy Ballgame joined the club first when he went deep off Thornton Lee on September 17, then his son Don Lee on September 2, The Hawk became the second member when he went deep off Pedro Borbon on June 10, then off his son Pedro Borbon (Jr.) on August 16, Ted Williams Rookie Card | Play Ball Baseball Card (#92 | Checklist) When Ted Williams hung-up his playing cleats in , he ranked third all-time in home runs (1. Babe Ruth, 2. Jimmie Foxx), seventh all-time in runs batted in (RBI) (1. Ruth, 2. Lou Gehrig, 3. Ty Cobb, 4. Foxx, 5. Cap Anson, 6. Mel Ott), and sixth all-time in batting average (1. Cobb, 2. Rogers Hornsby, 3. Shoeless Joe Jackson, 4. Ed Delahanty, 5. Tris Speaker). Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate t | |