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- Ted Williams wanted to
- be the best hitter there
- ever was. He certainly
- made himself one of the
- best. His batting average
- for the 1941 season was .406! No major
- leaguer has batted .400 since.
-
- Ted didnΓÇÖt only hit for a high average; he was
- a powerful hitter, too, smacking 521 homers
- in his career. He won the Triple Crown twice
- (leading the league in average, RBIs, and
- home runs) in 1942 and 1947.
-
- Ted joined the Boston Red Sox when he was
- 20, and stayed with Boston for his entire
- playing career. In 1941, his third season,
- he came into a doubleheader on the
- last day of the season with his batting
-