He followed this up by winning his first Triple Crown in 1942. 406 batting average he is the last MLB player to bat over. After joining the Red Sox in 1939, he immediately emerged as one of the sport's best hitters.
His career batting average is the highest of any MLB player whose career was played primarily in the live-ball era, and ranks tied for 7th all-time (with Billy Hamilton).īorn and raised in San Diego, Williams played baseball throughout his youth.
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344 batting average, 521 home runs, and a 1.116 on-base plus slugging percentage, the second highest of all time. Williams was a nineteen-time All-Star, a two-time recipient of the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award, a six-time AL batting champion, and a two-time Triple Crown winner. 482 on-base percentage is the highest of all time. Nicknamed " Teddy Ballgame", " the Kid", " the Splendid Splinter", and " The Thumper", Williams is regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history and to date is the last player to hit over. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960 his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War. Theodore Samuel Williams (Aug– July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars 482 career on-base percentageĪsiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Bronze Star Washington Senators / Texas Rangers ( 1969– 1972).September 28, 1960, for the Boston Red Sox
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