Ted Williams wanted to be known as the greatest hitter who ever lived. When he failed to meet those expectations, pity anything that got in his way. Like a water cooler. After popping up in a ...
Ted Williams, one of the most fabulous figures who ever swung a bat, ended his brilliant, stormy and spectacular baseball career at Fenway Park yesterday by blasting the 521st home run of his life ...
If there was a baseball player who rivaled DiMaggio in his day, it was undoubtedly Ted Williams, the spectacular hitter who played for the Boston Red Sox, then the Yankees fiercest rival.
Ted Williams hit 521 home runs during his legendary career with the Boston Red Sox. But one of the Splendid Splinter's most memorable and satisfying blasts did not count toward his career totals.
Struck on the right elbow by a non-curving curve-ball, Ted Williams, the heavy artillery of the Red Sox attack, was painfully bruised in yesterday’s exhibition game at Fenway Park against an ...
BOSTON — Ted Williams’ Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was presented to him by fellow World War II naval aviator George H.W. Bush, is among the items up for auction from the memorabilia ...
Empirically, where would they place in history had events unfolded otherwise? You can almost hear Ted Williams cursing his fate—Just my goddam syphilitic luck. He was coming off one of the great ...
If you haven't yet figured it out, I'm describing the 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set, a collection of 80 cards focused entirely on the Splendid Splinter's life and legacy. So just what is it that ...
Other lots include Williams’ 1946 AL Most Valuable Player Award and the silver baseball bat he earned for winning the AL batting title in 1958 (both estimated to go for $150,000-$300,000).
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