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Ted Williams
Ted Williams
Full name Theodore Samuel Williams
Born August 30, 1918, San Diego, California
Died July 5, 2002, Inverness, Florida
Frozen
First Game: April 20, 1939 ; Final Game: September 28, 1960
Managed First Game: April 7, 1969 ; Managed Final Game: October 4, 1972
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 205
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1966
Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1946 and 1949)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1941 to 1942, 1947, 1949 and 1957)
Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1949 and 1957)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1939 to 1942, 1946 to 1949, 1951 and 1955 to 1958)
SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1939 BOS A Daily Splits 149 565 131 185 44 11 31 145 107 12 64 2 3 0 5 10 2 1 .327 .436 .609 4.0 1939 BOS A
1940 BOS A Daily Splits 144 561 134 193 43 14 23 113 96 3 54 3 1 0 9 13 4 4 .344 .442 .594 4.1 1940 BOS A
1941 BOS A Daily Splits 143 456 135 185 33 3 37 120 147 25 27 3 0 0 6 10 2 4 .406 .553 .735 8.4 1941 BOS A
1942 BOS A Daily Splits 150 522 141 186 34 5 36 137 145 20 51 4 0 0 8 12 3 2 .356 .499 .648 8.3 1942 BOS A
1946 BOS A Daily Splits 150 514 142 176 37 8 38 123 156 29 44 2 0 0 7 12 0 0 .342 .497 .667 7.8 1946 BOS A
1947 BOS A Daily Splits 156 528 125 181 40 9 32 114 162 29 47 2 1 0 8 10 0 1 .343 .499 .634 7.0 1947 BOS A
1948 BOS A Daily Splits 137 509 124 188 44 3 25 127 126 14 41 3 0 0 10 10 4 0 .369 .497 .615 5.7 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A Daily Splits 155 566 150 194 39 3 43 159 162 11 48 2 0 0 9 22 1 1 .343 .490 .650 6.4 1949 BOS A
1950 BOS A Daily Splits 89 334 82 106 24 1 28 97 82 2 21 0 0 0 2 12 3 0 .317 .452 .647 2.1 1950 BOS A
1951 BOS A Daily Splits 148 531 109 169 28 4 30 126 144 9 45 0 0 0 9 10 1 1 .318 .464 .556 4.0 1951 BOS A
1952 BOS A Daily Splits 6 10 2 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .900 0.2 1952 BOS A
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 37 91 17 37 6 0 13 34 19 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .407 .509 .901 1.7 1953 BOS A
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 117 386 93 133 23 1 29 89 136 17 32 1 0 3 0 3 10 0 0 .345 .513 .635 5.0 1954 BOS A
1955 BOS A Daily Splits 98 320 77 114 21 3 28 83 91 17 24 2 0 4 0 4 8 2 0 .356 .496 .703 4.3 1955 BOS A
1956 BOS A Daily Splits 136 400 71 138 28 2 24 82 102 11 39 1 0 0 0 9 13 0 0 .345 .479 .605 3.1 1956 BOS A
1957 BOS A Daily Splits 132 420 96 163 28 1 38 87 119 33 43 5 0 2 0 9 11 0 1 .388 .526 .731 7.3 1957 BOS A
1958 BOS A Daily Splits 129 411 81 135 23 2 26 85 98 12 49 4 0 4 0 8 19 1 0 .328 .458 .584 2.8 1958 BOS A
1959 BOS A Daily Splits 103 272 32 69 15 0 10 43 52 6 27 2 0 5 0 2 7 0 0 .254 .372 .419 -0.2 1959 BOS A
1960 BOS A Daily Splits 113 310 56 98 15 0 29 72 75 7 41 3 0 2 0 0 7 1 1 .316 .451 .645 3.4 1960 BOS A
Total (19 Years) Splits 2292 7706 1798 2654 525 71 521 1839 2021 258 709 39 5 20 0 109 197 24 17 .344 .482 .634 85.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1946 BOS A Daily Splits 7 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 1946 BOS A
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1940 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1940 AL
1941 AL Daily Splits 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.500 1941 AL
1942 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1942 AL
1946 AL Daily Splits 1 4 4 4 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 1946 AL
1947 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1947 AL
1948 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 1948 AL
1949 AL Daily Splits 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1949 AL
1950 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1950 AL
1951 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.000 1951 AL
1954 AL Daily Splits 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1954 AL
1955 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 1955 AL
1956 AL Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1956 AL
1957 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1957 AL
1958 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1958 AL
1959 AL Daily Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1959 AL
1960 AL Daily Splits 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1960 AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 18 46 10 14 2 1 4 12 11 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .439 .652 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1940 BOS A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 - 0.0 1940 BOS A
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1939 BOS A Daily Splits OF 149 149 143 1318.2 318 11 19 3 0 .945 0 0 149
1939 BOS A RF 149 149 143 1318.2 318 11 19 3 0 .945
1940 BOS A Daily Splits OF 143 143 134 1274 302 13 13 2 0 .960 129 0 15
1940 BOS A LF 129 128 121 1149 278 13 12 2 0 .960
1940 BOS A RF 15 15 13 125 24 0 1 0 0 .960
1940 BOS A P 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 BOS A Daily Splits OF 133 133 121 1155.1 262 11 11 2 0 .961 130 0 4
1941 BOS A LF 130 130 119 1128.1 254 11 10 2 0 .964
1941 BOS A RF 4 3 2 27 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1942 BOS A Daily Splits OF 150 150 143 1322.1 312 15 4 4 0 .988 149 0 1
1942 BOS A LF 149 149 142 1313.1 310 15 4 4 0 .988
1942 BOS A RF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 BOS A Daily Splits OF 150 150 130 1297.1 325 7 10 2 0 .971 150 0 0
1946 BOS A LF 150 150 130 1297.1 324 7 10 2 0 .971
1947 BOS A Daily Splits OF 156 156 149 1371 347 10 9 2 0 .975 156 0 0
1947 BOS A LF 156 156 149 1371 346 11 9 2 0 .975
1948 BOS A Daily Splits OF 134 134 127 1178 289 9 5 2 0 .983 134 0 0
1948 BOS A LF 134 134 127 1178 289 9 5 2 0 .983
1949 BOS A Daily Splits OF 155 155 153 1372 337 12 6 3 0 .983 155 0 0
1949 BOS A LF 155 155 153 1372 337 12 6 3 0 .983
1950 BOS A Daily Splits OF 86 86 86 757.1 165 7 8 0 0 .956 86 0 0
1950 BOS A LF 86 86 86 757.1 164 7 8 0 0 .955
1951 BOS A Daily Splits OF 147 147 143 1309.2 315 12 4 6 0 .988 147 0 0
1951 BOS A LF 147 147 143 1309.2 311 10 4 6 0 .988
1952 BOS A Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1952 BOS A LF 2 2 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 BOS A Daily Splits OF 26 26 3 176.2 31 1 1 1 0 .970 26 0 0
1953 BOS A LF 26 26 3 176.2 31 1 1 1 0 .970
1954 BOS A Daily Splits OF 115 113 82 963 213 5 4 0 0 .982 115 0 0
1954 BOS A LF 115 113 82 963 212 5 4 0 0 .982
1955 BOS A Daily Splits OF 93 93 43 730.2 170 5 2 0 0 .989 93 0 0
1955 BOS A LF 93 93 43 730.2 170 5 2 0 0 .989
1956 BOS A Daily Splits OF 110 110 47 858.2 174 7 5 2 0 .973 110 0 0
1956 BOS A LF 110 110 47 858.2 176 7 5 2 0 .973
1957 BOS A Daily Splits OF 125 125 58 985.2 215 2 1 0 0 .995 125 0 0
1957 BOS A LF 125 125 58 985.2 210 2 1 0 0 .995
1958 BOS A Daily Splits OF 114 114 56 920.2 154 3 7 0 0 .957 114 0 0
1958 BOS A LF 114 114 56 920.2 152 3 7 0 0 .957
1959 BOS A Daily Splits OF 76 75 26 549.1 94 4 3 0 0 .970 76 0 0
1959 BOS A LF 76 75 26 549.1 91 4 3 0 0 .969
1960 BOS A Daily Splits OF 87 87 46 676 131 6 1 1 0 .993 87 0 0
1960 BOS A LF 87 87 46 676 129 6 1 1 0 .993
Total (19 Years) Splits OF 2151 2148 1691 18232.1 4158 140 113 30 0 .974 1984 0 169
Total (18 Years) LF 1984 1980 1532 16752.2 3788 128 92 27 0 .977
Total ( 4 Years) RF 169 168 159 1479.2 353 11 20 3 0 .948
Total ( 1 Year ) P 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1946 BOS A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61 16 2 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 0
1946 BOS A LF 7 7 7 61 16 2 0 0 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1940 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1940 AL LF 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 3 0 1 0 0 .750 1 0 0
1941 AL LF 1 1 1 9 3 0 1 0 0 .750
1942 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1942 AL LF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
1946 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1946 AL LF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1947 AL LF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1949 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1949 AL LF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1950 AL LF 1 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1951 AL LF 1 1 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1954 AL LF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1955 AL LF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1956 AL LF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1957 AL LF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1958 AL LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1959 AL LF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 14 12 5 94 24 0 1 0 0 .960 14 0 0
Total (14 Years) LF 14 12 5 94 24 0 1 0 0 .960
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1969 WAS A 162 86 76 .531 694 644 4
1970 WAS A 162 70 92 .432 626 689 6
1971 WAS A 159 63 96 .396 537 660 5
1972 TEX A 154 54 100 .351 461 628 6
Total ( 4 Years) 637 273 364 .429 2318 2621
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Transaction Information
Traded by San Diego (PCL) to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dom Dallessandro , Al
Niemiec , cash and a player to be named later (December 7, 1937 ); San Diego (PCL)
received Spence Harris (December 9, 1937 ).
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