Official Ted Williams Homepage

The Very Unofficial Ted Williams Homepage

A couple years ago I decided to make a Ted Williams homepage dedicated to a friend of mine. I figured that the page would be one of many thousands of pages out on the web dedicated to the Splendid Splinter, however, to my surprise there are not many Ted Williams pages out there. I've tried to collect stats, links, stories and a few images from a variety of sources to be the Ted Williams resource, not only for my friend, but for whom ever is interested. So enjoy it, and let me know what you think. I've received email from a number of William's fans with stories to share and commentson Ted's wonderful career, to share these with the rest of you I have set up a guestbook a forum for exchange and discussion. I have also received a number of requests for a mailing address for contacting Williams. I do not have that information (and can't seem to find it anywhere on the web either), and can only suggest sending mail directly to the RedSox.com Feedback or from The Official Ted Williams Page: homepage feedback site. Thanks for your support! (Check out the Nomar Garciaparra page also!) Name: Theodore Samuel Williams Nicknames: The Splendid Splinter, The Thumper, Teddy Ballgame, The Kid Birthdate: August 30, 1918 Hometown: San Diego, California Jersey: #9 -The first Red Sox Number to be Retired Hands: Throws: Right; Bats: Left Personal: 6'3", 205 lbs. Team: Boston Red Sox Career: Player: 1939-1942, 1946-1960 (All with Red Sox); Manager: 1969-1972 (3 with Washington Senators and 1 with Texas Rangers Quotes: (As a rookie) "All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say 'There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived.'" "Baseball is the only field of endeavour where a man can succeed 3 times out of 10 and be considered a good performer." Other: Williams missed a few pro seasons to serve as a Marine Pilot in WWII and the Korean War. Williams hit 3 grand slams in a single season and 17 lifetime. In the 1941 All-Star game in Detroit, Ted hit a 2 out, 2 men on home run in the 9th inning to win the game for the AL, 7-5. The Thumper only played in one World Series (1946). Williams hit safely in every opening day game he played in (14 total). As a rookie (1939) Ted hit a home run off Thorton Lee (White Sox), and in his final year of play (1960) he hit a home run off Lee's son, Don Lee (Washington Senators). Three times in his career, Ted hit 3 home runs in one game. Ted was critisized during his career because, he ran the bases after a home run with his head down and did not tip his hat to the crowds.

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Ted Williams' Awards: AL MVP, 1946, 1949 AL Triple Crown Winner, 1942 (BA=0.356; HR=36; RBI=137), 1947(BA=0.343; HR=32; RBI=114) Inducted into the Hall of Fame 1966 (his first try) AL All-Star 16 times AL Batting Champ 6 times [1941-0.406; 1942-0.356; 1947-0.343; 1948-0.369(the oldest player to earn batting champ)] AL Home Run and RBI Leader 4 times each Led AL in Slugging 9 times (Twice over 0.730) Led AL in Base on Balls 8 times (approximately once per every 5 at bats)(second behind Ruth) Ted Williams Single Season Records: 1st Highest On Base Percentatge, 1941 (0.551) (submitted by Kyle!) 18th Highest Batting Average, 1941 (.406) 10th Highest Slugging Average, 1941 (.725) 12th Highest Slugging Average, 1957 (.731) 2nd (Tie) Most Base on Balls, 1947 (162) 2nd (Tie) Most Base on Balls, 1949 (162) 4rth Most Base on Balls, 1946 (156) 12th (Tie) Most Base on Balls, 1941 (145) 12th (Tie) Most Base on Balls, 1942 (145) 18th Most Base on Balls, 1951 (143)

Ted Williams Lifetime Career Records: 1st Highest On Base Percentatge (0.483) (submitted by Kyle!) 6th Highest Batting Average (.344) 13th Most Total Bases (4884) 2nd Highest Slugging Average (.634) 64rth Most Games Played (2292) 48th Most Hits (2654) 19th Most Doubles (525) 10th Most Home Runs (521) 4rth Highest Home Run Percentage (6.8) 10th Highest Extra Bases Hit (1117) 10th Highest RBI's (1839) 8th Highest RBI/Game (.80) 13th Most Runes (1798) 2nd Most Base on Balls (2019) 1st Highest BB Average (.208)

Lifetime Batting Stats

Books (suggested by Paul Cumming, as listed by Amazon.com.)

• The Art of Hitting by Tony Gwynn, et al. (March 1998)
  
• Barry Halper Collection of Baseball Memorabilia by Peter Golenbock(Editor), et al.
  
• Fenway : A Biography in Words and Pictures by Dan Shaughnessy, et al. (April 1999)
  
• My Turn at Bat : The Story of My Life by Ted Williams, John Underwood (Contributor). (March 1988)
  
• The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams, John W. Underwood. (April 1986)
  
• The Story of Baseball by Lawrence R. Ritter, Ted Williams. (May 1999)
  
• Ted Williams' Hit List: The Ultimate Ranking of Baseball's Greatest Hitters by Ted Williams, Jim Prime (Contributor). (March 1996) :
• Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame : The Official Companion to the Collection at Cooperstown by John Thorn, et al. (June 1998)
  
• The Insightful Sportsman : Thoughts on Fish, Wildlife and What Ails the Earth by Ted Williams, James E. Butler.(June 1996)
  
• Don't Blame the Indians : Native Americans and the Mechanized Destruction of Fish and Wildlife by Ted Williams.
  

Links

• The Official Ted Williams Page:
  
• ESPN Sportscentury: Recap of Teddy Ballgame's history ranking Williams as #14 on the All-Century Athlete list.
  
• Pictures from Life: Animated pictured of Williams swing.
  
• Baseball Hall of Fame: Short bio, but the whole Hall of fame site is wonderful.
  
• Ted Williams Museum Short bio of Ted and information on the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame
  
• Ted Williams RedSox.com Stats on Williams
  
• 1941 All-Star Game Read the deatils on Ted amazing game.
  
• USATODAY Eyesight:A short article commenting on Ted Williams eyesight.
• About.com Boston's infatuation with Ted Williams.
  
  

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