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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	25 (24)	May 12	BOS		CHW	L,3-4	CG	54	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
2	26	May 13	BOS		CHW	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	27	May 14	BOS		CHW	L,6-14	GS	42	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	28	May 15	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	29	May 16	BOS		CLE	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
6	30	May 17	BOS		DET	W,10-1	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	31	May 18	BOS		DET	L,2-14	GS	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	32	May 20	BOS		KCA	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	33	May 21	BOS		KCA	W,5-0	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	34	May 22	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	35	May 23	BOS		WSH	L,4-10	CG	47	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
12	36	May 24	BOS		WSH	L,3-8	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	39 (2)	May 28	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	40	May 29	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	41	May 30 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	42	May 30 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,8-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	43	May 31	BOS		BAL	L,1-2	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	44	Jun 2	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	45	Jun 3	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	46	Jun 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-2	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	47	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	48	Jun 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	49	Jun 7 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
24	51 (1)	Jun 8	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	52	Jun 9	BOS		DET	W,5-2	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	53	Jun 10	BOS		DET	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	54	Jun 11	BOS		DET	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	55	Jun 12	BOS		KCA	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	56	Jun 13	BOS		KCA	W,6-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	64 (7)	Jun 23	BOS	@	DET	W,10-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	65	Jun 24	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	66	Jun 25	BOS	@	DET	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	67	Jun 26	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-11	GS	32	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	68	Jun 27	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	69	Jun 28 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	71 (1)	Jun 30	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	72	Jul 1	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	73	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-6	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	74	Jul 3	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
40	75	Jul 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
41	76	Jul 5 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,9-0	GS	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	77	Jul 5 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-3	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	78	Jul 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	79	Jul 9	BOS		NYY	W,14-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	80	Jul 10	BOS		NYY	W,8-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	81	Jul 11	BOS		NYY	W,8-4	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	82	Jul 12	BOS		NYY	W,7-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	83	Jul 13	BOS		NYY	W,13-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	85 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	87 (1)	Jul 17	BOS		CLE	L,7-8	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	88	Jul 18	BOS		CLE	L,5-7	GS	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	89	Jul 19 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
53	91 (1)	Jul 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	92	Jul 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	95 (2)	Jul 26	BOS	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	96	Jul 27	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-0	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	100 (3)	Jul 30	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	101	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	102	Aug 1	BOS	@	DET	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	103	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	104	Aug 4 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	106 (1)	Aug 5	BOS		KCA	W,17-6	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	107	Aug 6	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	112 (4)	Aug 11	BOS		NYY	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
65	113	Aug 12	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
66	114	Aug 14	BOS	@	NYY	W,11-6	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	115	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	W,12-4	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	118 (2)	Aug 18	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	119	Aug 19	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	122 (2)	Aug 22	BOS	@	DET	W,7-1	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	123	Aug 23 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-1	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
72	125 (1)	Aug 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	126	Aug 26	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-6	GS	24	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	127	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	153 (25)	Sep 26	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	154	Sep 27	BOS		WSH	W,6-2	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							76gm		549.1	91	4	3	98	0