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Williams' accomplishments include a .406 season in 1941, two Triple Crowns, two MVPs, six American League batting championships, 521 home runs, a lifetime average of .344, 17 All-Star game selections, and universal reverence. [http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=124341 THE HALL OF FAMERS]. Most modern statistical analyses place Williams, along with [[Babe Ruth]] and [[Barry Bonds]], among the three most potent hitters. | Williams' accomplishments include a .406 season in 1941, two Triple Crowns, two MVPs, six American League batting championships, 521 home runs, a lifetime average of .344, 17 All-Star game selections, and universal reverence. [http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=124341 THE HALL OF FAMERS]. Most modern statistical analyses place Williams, along with [[Babe Ruth]] and [[Barry Bonds]], among the three most potent hitters. | ||
| − | {{cquote|God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.}} | + | {{cquote|[[God]] gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.}} |
| − | He was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] by Baseball Writers in 1966. | + | He was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] by Baseball Writers in 1966. He also volunteered and served with distinction as a fighter pilot in the [[Korean War]], which interrupted his career and prevented him from setting even more baseball records. |
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Revision as of 14:39, November 28, 2011
Ted Williams, Theodore Samuel Williams (San Diego, CA. 30 August 1918 - Crystal River, FL. 5 July 2002) was a Major League Baseball player; he spent 19 seasons with the Boston Red Sox. Williams was perhaps baseball's finest hitters, setting numerous batting records without the use of steroids.
Williams' accomplishments include a .406 season in 1941, two Triple Crowns, two MVPs, six American League batting championships, 521 home runs, a lifetime average of .344, 17 All-Star game selections, and universal reverence. THE HALL OF FAMERS. Most modern statistical analyses place Williams, along with Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds, among the three most potent hitters.
| “ | God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own. | ” |
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1966. He also volunteered and served with distinction as a fighter pilot in the Korean War, which interrupted his career and prevented him from setting even more baseball records.