Theodore Samuel Williams
Source: Wikipedia: Ted Williams
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Theodore Samuel Williams 🇺🇸

Theodore Samuel Williams (Known as "The Splendid Splinter")
["baseball player", "left fielder", "military aviator"]
Born Aug 30, 1918 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States
Passed Away Jul 05, 2002 Inverness, Florida, United States
Lifespan 83 years old
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"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.'"

Archival Overview

American baseball left fielder for the Boston Red Sox, widely regarded as the greatest pure hitter in baseball history, the last MLB player to hit over .400.

Biographical Record

Theodore Samuel 'Ted' Williams (1918–2002), called The Splendid Splinter and Teddy Ballgame, was an American baseball legend who dedicated his life to the science of hitting. Spending his entire 19-year career with the Boston Red Sox, Williams had a career .344 batting average, 521 home runs, and the highest on-base percentage in MLB history (.482).

In 1941, Williams hit .406, remaining the last major league player to surpass the mythical .400 mark in a single season. Williams also sacrificed nearly five prime seasons serving as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War.

Key Life Milestones

September 28, 1941

The Historic .406 Season

Refused to sit out a final doubleheader to protect his .3995 average, going 6-for-8 to finish the season hitting .406.

September 28, 1960

Home Run in Final Career At-Bat

Homered to deep right-center field at Fenway Park in his final major league at-bat, retiring with typical dramatic perfection.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
GPS: 33.6288, -111.8953
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