Biography:Nicknamed 'The Kid' Williams played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox as a left fielder and remains one of the game's greatest ever hitters.
He has the highest batting average of any player in the live ball era and his on base percentage is the highest of all time.
Although his career was interrupted by service in the Korean War he still managed to play until the age of 42 before becoming a manager for the Texas Rangers.
Williams was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
Born:August 30, 1918 Birthplace:San Diego, California, USA
1944-05-04 Baseball player Ted Williams marries Doris Soule (divorced 1954)
1961-09-10 Baseball player Ted Williams marries model Lee Howard (divorced 1967)
Historical Events
1937-12-07 Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams
1939-04-20 Ted Williams' first MLB hit comes off of NY Yankees fellow future HOF'er Red Ruffing in Boston's 2-0 opening day defeat at Yankee Stadium, NYC
1939-04-23 Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR
1940-08-24 Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits & 1 run
1941-05-02 MLB player Ted Williams' lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400
1941-05-25 Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for 1st time in 1941
1941-09-28 Ted Williams ended the baseball season with .406 batting avg
1942-06-02 Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a US Navy aviator
1942-11-03 Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams wins American League Triple Crown (.356 average, 36 HRs, 137 RBI); but NY Yankees pitcher Joe Gordon is AL MVP
1946-03-09 Ted Williams is offered $500,000 to play in Mexican Baseball League, he refuses
1946-07-14 Cleveland's Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles & HR, but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs
1950-07-11 17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chic Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game
1950-07-13 Doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams' elbow
1952-01-09 Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty
1953-02-16 Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet, later awarded the Air medal
1953-08-06 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from military service in Korea; ends abbreviated season with .407 batting average
1954-03-01 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams fractures his collarbone on the first day of Boston Red Sox spring training; injury keeps him out of Boston lineup until May 15
1954-05-16 Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone
1956-08-07 Boston Red Sox fine slugger Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at heckling Boston fans, third incident in 3 weeks
1957-06-13 Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season
1958-02-06 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams becomes highest paid player in MLB when he re-signs with Boston Red Sox for $135,000
1958-04-30 Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits
1958-07-24 Ted Williams is fined $250 for spitting at Boston fans again
1969-02-21 Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators
1969-04-07 Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4
1972-10-04 Future Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams manages his final game as his Texas Rangers lose on the road to KC Royals, 4-0 in the last game played at Municipal Stadium; Williams later replaced by Whitey Herzog
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