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     AMERICAN MASTERS | Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" | Trailer | PBS

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2. • • He won the American League batting title in 1958 (at age 40) with a.328 average, the oldest player ever to do so. Concerning his abilities as a hitter, Williams once said, “A man has to have goals—for a day, for a lifetime—and that was mine, to have people say, ‘There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.’”
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   Was Ted Williams the best hitter of all time?

   • Ted Williams, perhaps the best hitter who ever lived, was one of the greatest players of all-time; but he wasn't considered a Gold Glove-caliber fielder and he didn't possess base-stealing speed.

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   What was Ted Williams batting average?

   • Ted Williams, American professional baseball player who compiled a lifetime batting average of .344 as an outfielder with the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960. He was the last player to hit .400 in Major League Baseball (.406 in 1941).

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   Is Ted Williams a right-handed hitter?

   • And it worked. In the first at bat against the shift, Ted Williams, an extreme pull hitter, lined a one-hopper straight at Boudreaux himself, who was standing in shallow right field. “If teams start doing that against me, I’ll start hitting right-handed,” Williams joked to reporters after the game.

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   When did Ted Williams die?

   • Ted Williams (born August 30, 1918, San Diego, California, U.S.—died July 5, 2002, Inverness, Florida) was an American professional baseball player who compiled a lifetime batting average of .344 as an outfielder with the American League Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960. He was the last player to hit .400 in Major League Baseball (.406 in 1941).

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   5 days ago · Concerning his abilities as a hitter, Williams once said, “A man has to have goals—for a day, for a lifetime—and that was mine, to have people say, ‘There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.’”. In 1960 he announced that he would retire at the end of the year.

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   6 days ago · An aging Ted Williams, a.k.a. the greatest hitter who ever lived, enchanted a group of adoring players before throwing out the first pitch. Then he ceded the mound to Pedro Martínez, who’d...

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   2 days ago · There Goes Ted Williams, the Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived By Matt Tavares This amazingly illustrated and beautifully written junior, picture biography, There Goes Ted Williams, is a delightful ...

7. www.axios.com › 2024/06/24 › ted-williams-negroNegro Leagues advocacy began with Ted Williams, who hid ...

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   Jun 24, 2024 · In retirement, Williams praised Black players in MLB, like Willie Mays, after Jackie Robinson broke the modern-day color line. He'd mentor future Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, a San Diego Padres hitter.

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   Jun 8, 2024 · Ted Williams, often hailed as one of baseball’s greatest hitters, accomplished an unparalleled feat during the 1941 Major League Baseball (MLB) season that still resonates with fans across generations.

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   Jun 24, 2024 · CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — Ted Williams, Beantown's ever cranky but much beloved "Splendid Splinter" and baseball's last .400 hitter, died yesterday. The Boston Red Sox treasure, who made good on his goal to be known as the greatest hitter of all time, was 83.

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    Jun 12, 2024 · It was while on a scouting mission to the West Coast to check out San Diego Padres second baseman Bobby Doerr in 1937 that Collins first laid eyes on Williams when he was called on as a pinch-hitter against Portland.