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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 19	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	6	Apr 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	7	Apr 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	8	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-12	GS	38	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	9	Apr 23	BOS		BAL	W,7-5	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	10	Apr 24	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	11	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	12	Apr 26	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	13	Apr 27	BOS		WSH	W,7-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	14	Apr 30	BOS		KCA	L,4-11	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	15	May 1	BOS		KCA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	16	May 2	BOS		DET	W,6-0	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	17	May 4 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	19 (1)	May 5	BOS		CLE	W,8-5	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	20	May 6	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	21	May 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,13-5	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	22	May 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	23	May 11 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	25 (1)	May 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	26	May 13	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-6	GS	25	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
21	27	May 14	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	28	May 17 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,7-4	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	30 (1)	May 18	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	31	May 20	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-1	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	32	May 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	48	11.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	33	May 22	BOS	@	KCA	W,8-5	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	34	May 23	BOS	@	KCA	W,9-1	GS	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	35	May 24	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	36	May 25 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	38 (1)	May 27	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	39	May 28	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF
32	40	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	42 (1)	May 31	BOS		NYY	L,4-5	GS	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	43	Jun 1	BOS		NYY	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	44	Jun 3	BOS		CLE	W,7-3	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	45	Jun 4	BOS		CLE	L,5-7	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	46	Jun 5	BOS		CLE	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	47	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	48	Jun 7	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	49	Jun 8 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,6-5	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	51 (1)	Jun 9	BOS		DET	W,9-4	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	52	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		DET	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	54 (1)	Jun 12	BOS		DET	W,4-2	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	55	Jun 13	BOS		KCA	W,9-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	56	Jun 14	BOS		KCA	W,7-1	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	57	Jun 15 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,6-17	CG	54	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	59 (1)	Jun 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	60	Jun 18	BOS	@	CHW	W,13-9	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	61	Jun 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
50	62	Jun 20	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	63	Jun 21	BOS	@	KCA	L,5-8	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	64	Jun 22	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	65	Jun 24	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	66	Jun 26	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	67	Jun 27	BOS	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	69 (1)	Jun 29	BOS	@	DET	W,10-7	GS	29	7.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	70	Jul 1	BOS		WSH	W,10-5	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	71	Jul 2	BOS		WSH	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	72	Jul 3	BOS		BAL	L,5-7	GS	49	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	73	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	75 (1)	Jul 5	BOS	@	NYY	T,3-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	76	Jul 6	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-4	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	77	Jul 10	BOS		CHW	W,11-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	78	Jul 11	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	79	Jul 12 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	81 (1)	Jul 13	BOS		CLE	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	82	Jul 14	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	83	Jul 15	BOS		KCA	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	84	Jul 16	BOS		KCA	W,5-2	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	86 (1)	Jul 18	BOS		DET	W,11-9	GS	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	87	Jul 19	BOS		DET	W,7-6	CG	49	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	88	Jul 20 (1)	BOS		DET	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	90 (1)	Jul 22	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	91	Jul 23	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
75	92	Jul 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	93	Jul 26	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	94	Jul 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-3	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	95	Jul 28	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	96	Jul 29	BOS	@	DET	W,11-8	GS	45	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
80	97	Jul 30	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	98	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	99	Aug 1 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	101 (1)	Aug 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	102	Aug 3 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	104 (1)	Aug 5	BOS		WSH	W,7-1	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	105	Aug 6	BOS		WSH	W,8-2	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	106	Aug 7	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	112 (5)	Aug 13	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	113	Aug 14	BOS		NYY	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	114	Aug 15	BOS		NYY	W,6-2	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	115	Aug 16	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	116	Aug 17	BOS		NYY	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	117	Aug 19	BOS		CHW	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
94	118	Aug 20	BOS		CHW	L,8-10	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
95	119	Aug 21	BOS		CLE	W,8-6	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	120	Aug 22	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
97	121	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	122	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,14-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	137 (14)	Sep 9	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	138	Sep 10	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
101	139	Sep 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
102	140	Sep 12	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	141	Sep 13	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	142	Sep 14 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	144 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	146 (1)	Sep 18	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	147	Sep 19	BOS		WSH	W,2-0	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	148	Sep 20	BOS		WSH	W,2-0	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	149	Sep 21	BOS		WSH	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	150	Sep 23	BOS		NYY	W,9-8	GS	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	151	Sep 24	BOS		NYY	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	152	Sep 26 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
113	154 (1)	Sep 27	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	155	Sep 28	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							114gm		920.2	152	3	7	162	0