Ted Williams

Birthday: August 30, 1918 in San Diego, California, USA

Birth Name: Teddy Samuel Williams

Height: 193 cm

Theodore Samuel Williams was born in San Diego, California, on August 30, 1918. He signed a contract at the age of 18 in 1936 with the Boston Red Sox baseball team. He was assigned to their farm team in San Diego. In 1939 he made his Major League Baseball debut, where he set the record for most runs batted in by a rookie with 145. Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, placing him with baseball's all-time elite. In 1942 Ted won the American League Triple Crown and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he would serve through 1945. In 1946, on his return to baseball, lead the Red Sox to the American League Pennant. The next year he won his 2nd Triple Crown. In 1957 he became the oldest player in history to win a batting crown. Ted retired as a player in 1960, amd hit a homerun in his last at bat. 6 years later he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He became the manager of the Washington Senators in 1969, and resigned three years later in 1972. He is considered by many to be the best hitter in baseball history. Show less «

Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.

I used to hit tennis balls, old baseballs, balls made of rags - anything. I didn't think I'd be a pa...Show more »

I used to hit tennis balls, old baseballs, balls made of rags - anything. I didn't think I'd be a particularly good hitter. I just liked to do it. - on practicing hitting while growing up Show less «

At Fenway, I remember him hitting this long, long homer over the Wall into the teeth of a gale, and ...Show more »

At Fenway, I remember him hitting this long, long homer over the Wall into the teeth of a gale, and I remember looking at all those muscles as he trotted around the base and shaking that huge hand of his as he crossed the plate - and feeling almost weak. I was a skinny guy anyway, and I felt weak in comparison to Jimmie Foxx. Show less «

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad...Show more »

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher. Show less «

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve...Show more »

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game. Show less «

People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success. The...Show more »

People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice. Show less «

By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.

Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest gam...Show more »

Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest game there is! Show less «

When somebody says nice things about me, it goes in one ear and out the other. But I remember the cr...Show more »

When somebody says nice things about me, it goes in one ear and out the other. But I remember the criticism the longest. I hate criticism. Show less «

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be conside...Show more »

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. Show less «

DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up in numbers an...Show more »

DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country. Show less «

If I was being paid $30,000 a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There ...Show more »

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.' Show less «

If there was ever a man born to be a hitter, it was me.

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel. Not just to be as good as someone else but to b...Show more »

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel. Not just to be as good as someone else but to be better. That is the nature of man and the name of the game. Show less «

I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the la...Show more »

I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400. Show less «

A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as t...Show more »

A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as those palms. And I saw the guy come to bat in batting practice. I was looking through a knothole, and I said, 'Geez, does that guy look good!' Show less «

I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.

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