|
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.'
All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.
Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succee... (more Ted Williams quotes)
Ted led the American League with 145 RBI’s in 1939, 137 RBI’s in 1942, 114 RBI’s in 1947 and 159 RBI’s in 1949.
Ted led the American League with 39 doubles in 1949.
Williams led the American League with a .406 batting average in 1941, a .356 average in 1942, a .343 average in 1947, a .369 average in 1948, a .388 average in 1957 and a .328 average in 1958.
Williams made his Major League debut on April 20, 1939.
Ted was a Marine pilot in the se... (more Ted Williams trivia)
| Ted Williams at War by Bill Nowlin | |
| Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero by Leigh Montville | |
| The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries) by Lawrence Block |