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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	BOS		BAL	W,8-1	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 18	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	36 (33)	May 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	GS	18	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	37	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	39 (1)	May 31	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-1	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	40	Jun 1	BOS		KCA	W,5-0	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	41	Jun 2	BOS		KCA	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	42	Jun 3	BOS		KCA	L,6-7	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	43	Jun 5	BOS		DET	L,11-14	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	44	Jun 6	BOS		DET	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	45	Jun 7	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	46	Jun 8	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	47	Jun 9	BOS		CHW	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
14	48	Jun 10	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
15	49	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	50	Jun 11 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	51	Jun 12	BOS		CLE	W,9-7	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	52	Jun 13	BOS		CLE	T,8-8	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
19	54 (1)	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	55	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	56	Jun 17	BOS	@	DET	W,13-2	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	59 (2)	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	60	Jun 22	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	61	Jun 23	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	62	Jun 24	BOS	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
26	63	Jun 26	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
27	64	Jun 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-9	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	65	Jun 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-6	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	66	Jun 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	67	Jun 30 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	68	Jul 1	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	69	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	70	Jul 3	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	50	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	71	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	72	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
36	73	Jul 5	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	74	Jul 7	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	75	Jul 8 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,9-0	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	76	Jul 8 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	77	Jul 12	BOS		CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	78	Jul 13	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	79	Jul 14	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	GS	24	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	80	Jul 15 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,7-10	GS	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	81	Jul 15 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	82	Jul 16	BOS		CLE	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	83	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,10-0	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	84	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		KCA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	85	Jul 18	BOS		KCA	W,7-4	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	86	Jul 19	BOS		KCA	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	87	Jul 20	BOS		DET	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	88	Jul 21	BOS		DET	W,9-3	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	89	Jul 22	BOS		DET	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	90	Jul 24	BOS	@	KCA	W,3-2	GS	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	91	Jul 25	BOS	@	KCA	L,6-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	92	Jul 26	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	93	Jul 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	LF
57	94	Jul 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,13-1	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	95	Jul 29 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-11	GS	25	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	97 (1)	Jul 30	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
60	98	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	99	Aug 1	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	100	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,18-3	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	101	Aug 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-1	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	102	Aug 4	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	103	Aug 5	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	104	Aug 6	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	105	Aug 7	BOS		NYY	W,1-0	CG	40	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
68	106	Aug 8	BOS		BAL	W,7-2	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	107	Aug 9	BOS		BAL	W,3-1	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	108	Aug 10	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	109	Aug 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-6	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	110	Aug 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	111	Aug 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-12	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	112	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	113	Aug 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS	21	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	114	Aug 17	BOS		WSH	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	115	Aug 18	BOS		WSH	L,7-9	CG	50	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
78	116	Aug 19 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	118 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	120 (1)	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	121	Aug 24	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	122	Aug 25	BOS		CLE	W,9-6	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	123	Aug 26 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	125 (1)	Aug 28	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	126	Aug 29	BOS		DET	W,4-2	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	127	Aug 31	BOS		BAL	L,6-13	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	128	Sep 1	BOS		BAL	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	129	Sep 2	BOS		BAL	L,10-11	GS	35	7.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
89	130	Sep 3 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-5	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	132 (1)	Sep 4	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-6	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	133	Sep 5	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	134	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
93	136 (1)	Sep 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-1	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	137	Sep 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	138	Sep 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	139	Sep 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	140	Sep 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	141	Sep 14 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	143 (1)	Sep 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	144	Sep 16 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
101	146 (1)	Sep 18	BOS	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	0	8.2	1	0	1	2	0
102	147	Sep 19	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	148	Sep 21	BOS		NYY	W,13-7	GS	49	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	149	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
105	150	Sep 23	BOS		NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	151	Sep 25	BOS		WSH	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
107	152	Sep 26	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	153	Sep 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	154	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-5	GS	54	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
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