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Ted Williams

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: August 30, 1918 in San Diego, CA us

Died: July 5, 2002 in Inverness, FL

Buried: Frozen

High School: Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: April 20, 1939 (Age 20-233d, 8,627th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1960 (Age 42-029d)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1966. (Voted by BBWAA on 282/302 ballots)
View Ted Williams's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Theodore Samuel Williams

Nicknames: The Kid, Teddy Ballgame, Splendid Splinter or Thumper

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Hall of Fame
2x MVP
2x Triple Crown
19x All-Star
6x Batting Title
5x ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

121.8

7706

2654

521

.344

1798

RBI

1839

OBP

.482

SLG

.634

OPS

1.116

OPS+

191

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	BOS		WSH	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 17	BOS		WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 18	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 19	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
8	8	Apr 24	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 25	BOS		PHA	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Apr 26	BOS		PHA	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 27	BOS		PHA	T,6-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	Apr 29	BOS	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
13	13	Apr 30	BOS	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
16	16	May 4 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 4 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	18	May 6	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	50	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 8	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 10	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 11	BOS		NYY	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	22	May 12	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 13	BOS		CHW	W,19-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 14	BOS		CHW	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	25	May 15	BOS		SLB	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 16	BOS		SLB	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	27	May 17	BOS		SLB	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 19 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-3	CG	50	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
29	29	May 19 (2)	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
30	30	May 20	BOS		DET	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	31	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-9	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
32	32	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	May 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-17	CG	54	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
34	34	May 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	35	May 27	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	36	May 28	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	38 (1)	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-13	GS	0		2	0	1	3	0
38	39	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	40	Jun 2 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	41	Jun 2 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	42	Jun 3	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	43	Jun 4	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-2	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
43	44	Jun 8	BOS	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	45	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	46	Jun 10	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	47	Jun 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	48	Jun 13	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	49	Jun 15 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	50	Jun 15 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
50	51	Jun 17	BOS		SLB	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
51	52	Jun 18	BOS		SLB	W,6-5	CG	68	15.0	6	0	0	6	0
52	53	Jun 20	BOS		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	54	Jun 21	BOS		CLE	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	55	Jun 22 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
55	56	Jun 22 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
56	57	Jun 23	BOS		DET	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	58	Jun 25 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	59	Jun 25 (2)	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	60	Jun 26	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	61	Jun 27	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
61	62	Jun 28	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	63	Jun 29 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
63	64	Jun 29 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	65	Jun 30	BOS		NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	66	Jul 2	BOS		PHA	L,6-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	67	Jul 3	BOS		PHA	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	68	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,6-8	CG	0	12.0	6	0	0	6	0
68	69	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
69	70	Jul 5	BOS		WSH	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	71	Jul 6 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	72	Jul 6 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	73	Jul 10	BOS	@	DET	T,2-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	74	Jul 11 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	75	Jul 11 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	76	Jul 12	BOS	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	77	Jul 13 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	78	Jul 13 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	79	Jul 14	BOS	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	80	Jul 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	81	Jul 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	82	Jul 17 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	83	Jul 17 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	84	Jul 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,8-9	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	85	Jul 19	BOS	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	86	Jul 20 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	87	Jul 20 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	88	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	89	Jul 23	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	CG	58	14.0	2	1	0	3	0
89	90	Jul 24	BOS		CHW	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	91	Jul 25	BOS		SLB	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	92	Jul 26	BOS		SLB	W,12-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	93	Jul 27 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
93	94	Jul 27 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,11-2	GS	0		5	0	0	5	0
94	95	Jul 29	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	96	Jul 30	BOS		CLE	L,7-13	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	97	Jul 31	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	98	Aug 1	BOS		DET	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	99	Aug 2	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	100	Aug 3	BOS		DET	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	101	Aug 5	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	102	Aug 6	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	103	Aug 7	BOS	@	WSH	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	104	Aug 8	BOS		NYY	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	105	Aug 9	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	106	Aug 10	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
106	107	Aug 11	BOS		WSH	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	108	Aug 12	BOS		WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	109	Aug 13	BOS		WSH	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	110	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
110	111	Aug 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	112	Aug 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	40	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	113	Aug 19	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	114	Aug 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	115	Aug 22 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	116	Aug 22 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	117	Aug 24 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	118	Aug 24 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
118	119	Aug 25	BOS	@	CLE	L,8-10	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	120	Aug 26 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-12	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	121	Aug 26 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	122	Aug 27 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	123	Aug 27 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
123	124	Aug 28	BOS	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	125	Aug 29	BOS		PHA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	126	Aug 30	BOS		PHA	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
126	127	Aug 31	BOS		PHA	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	128	Sep 1 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	129	Sep 1 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	130	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	131	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	132	Sep 5	BOS	@	PHA	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	133	Sep 6	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	134	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	135	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	136	Sep 9	BOS		DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	137	Sep 10	BOS		DET	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	138	Sep 11 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,8-10	CG	49	9.0	5	1	1	7	1
138	139	Sep 11 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,8-3	CG	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	140	Sep 12	BOS		CLE	L,6-11	GS	39	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	141	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	142	Sep 14	BOS		CHW	T,1-1	CG	0	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	143	Sep 15 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	2	4	0
143	144	Sep 15 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	145	Sep 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
145	146	Sep 16 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,3-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	147	Sep 17 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
147	148	Sep 17 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
148	149	Sep 18	BOS		SLB	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
149	150	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
150	151	Sep 20 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
151	152	Sep 21	BOS		WSH	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
152	153	Sep 23 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
153	154	Sep 23 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
154	155	Sep 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
155	156	Sep 27	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
156	157	Sep 28	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
							156gm			326	10	9	345	2