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.

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 21	BOS		PHA	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 22	BOS		PHA	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 23	BOS		PHA	L,8-12	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 24	BOS		WSH	L,9-10	CG	53	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	W,6-5	CG	52	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 29	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	9 (1)	May 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	10	May 4	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	11	May 5	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	12	May 6	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	13	May 7	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	14	May 9	BOS	@	SLB	W,10-8	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	15	May 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	16	May 14	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	0	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	17	May 15	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	18	May 16	BOS		CHW	W,18-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	19	May 17	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	20	May 18	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	GS	31	7.2	1	0	0	1	0
20	21	May 19	BOS		SLB	W,15-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	22	May 20	BOS		SLB	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	23	May 21	BOS		DET	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	24	May 23	BOS		DET	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	25	May 24	BOS		CLE	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	26	May 25	BOS		CLE	L,0-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	27	May 26	BOS		WSH	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
27	28	May 27 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
28	29	May 27 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	30	May 28	BOS		WSH	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	31	May 29	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	32	May 30 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	33	May 30 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,9-17	CG	54	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	34	Jun 1	BOS	@	DET	W,14-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	35	Jun 2	BOS	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	36	Jun 4 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	37	Jun 4 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
37	38	Jun 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
38	39	Jun 6	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	41	8.1	2	0	1	3	0
39	40	Jun 8	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	41	Jun 9 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	42	Jun 9 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,18-7	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	43	Jun 11 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	38	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
43	44	Jun 11 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	45	Jun 14 (1)	BOS		DET	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	46	Jun 14 (2)	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	47	Jun 15	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	48	Jun 16	BOS		DET	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	49	Jun 18 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	50	Jun 18 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,5-3	GS	34	7.1	3	0	0	3	0
50	51	Jun 20	BOS		SLB	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	52	Jun 21	BOS		SLB	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	53	Jun 22	BOS		SLB	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	54	Jun 24	BOS		CHW	L,6-14	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	55	Jun 26	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	56	Jun 27	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	57	Jun 29	BOS		PHA	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	58	Jul 1	BOS		NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	59	Jul 2 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
59	60	Jul 2 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	61	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,17-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
61	62	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,18-12	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	63	Jul 5	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
63	64	Jul 7	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
64	65	Jul 8 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	66	Jul 8 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	67	Jul 9 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	68	Jul 9 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	69	Jul 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	3	0	1	4	0
69	70	Jul 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
70	71	Jul 16 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	72	Jul 16 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	73	Jul 17	BOS	@	DET	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	74	Jul 18 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,13-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	75	Jul 18 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	76	Jul 19 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	77	Jul 19 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	78	Jul 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	79	Jul 21	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	80	Jul 22	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	81	Jul 23 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,13-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	82	Jul 23 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	83	Jul 25 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
83	84	Jul 25 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	85	Jul 26 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	86	Jul 26 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	87	Jul 27	BOS		CHW	L,7-12	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	88	Jul 28	BOS		SLB	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
88	89	Jul 29	BOS		SLB	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	90	Jul 30	BOS		SLB	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	91	Aug 1	BOS		CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	92	Aug 2 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	93	Aug 2 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	94	Aug 3	BOS		CLE	W,17-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	95	Aug 5	BOS		DET	L,4-16	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	96	Aug 6 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-10	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	97	Aug 6 (2)	BOS		DET	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	98	Aug 8	BOS		PHA	W,9-2	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	99	Aug 9 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	100	Aug 9 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
100	101	Aug 10	BOS		PHA	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
101	102	Aug 12	BOS		WSH	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	103	Aug 13 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	104	Aug 13 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	105	Aug 15	BOS	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	106	Aug 17	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	107	Aug 18	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	108	Aug 19 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	109	Aug 19 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	110	Aug 20 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
110	111	Aug 20 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	112	Aug 22	BOS	@	SLB	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	113	Aug 23	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	114	Aug 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	115	Aug 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
115	116	Aug 26	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
116	117	Aug 27 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	118	Aug 27 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	119	Aug 28	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
119	120	Aug 29	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	121	Aug 30	BOS	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
121	122	Aug 31	BOS	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	123	Sep 1	BOS	@	DET	L,10-14	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	124	Sep 2	BOS		NYY	W,12-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	125	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,12-11	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
125	126	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		NYY	T,5-5	CG	38	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	127	Sep 4 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,6-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	128	Sep 4 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
128	129	Sep 6	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	132 (2)	Sep 9	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
130	133	Sep 10 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
131	134	Sep 10 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	135	Sep 11	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
133	136	Sep 12	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	137	Sep 13	BOS		DET	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	138	Sep 14	BOS		CLE	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	139	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	140	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	141	Sep 17 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	142	Sep 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,11-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	143	Sep 19	BOS		SLB	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
141	144	Sep 20	BOS		SLB	L,8-11	CG	0	16.0	5	0	0	5	0
142	145	Sep 21	BOS		SLB	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
143	146	Sep 22	BOS		PHA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
144	147	Sep 23	BOS		PHA	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
145	148	Sep 24	BOS		PHA	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	149	Sep 28 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	150	Sep 28 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
148	151	Sep 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
149	152	Sep 30 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	1
							149gm			254	11	19	284	3