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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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