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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	42 (41)	May 28	BOS		WSH	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
2	43	May 29	BOS		WSH	W,12-7	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	44	May 30 (1)	BOS		BAL	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	46 (1)	Jun 1	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	47	Jun 2	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	48	Jun 3	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	49	Jun 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	50	Jun 5 (1)	BOS	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	47	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	52 (1)	Jun 7	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	55 (2)	Jun 10	BOS	@	DET	W,5-2	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	56	Jun 11	BOS	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	57	Jun 14	BOS		KCA	W,12-4	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	58	Jun 15	BOS		KCA	W,9-6	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	59	Jun 16	BOS		KCA	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	60	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	61	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	62	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	63	Jun 19	BOS		CLE	W,11-7	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	64	Jun 21	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	65	Jun 22	BOS		DET	W,12-7	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	66	Jun 23	BOS		DET	W,7-0	GS	21	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	77 (10)	Jul 3	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	78	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	80 (1)	Jul 6	BOS		WSH	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	81	Jul 7	BOS		WSH	W,6-5	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	82	Jul 8	BOS		BAL	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
27	83	Jul 9	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	84	Jul 10	BOS		BAL	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	85	Jul 14 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	86	Jul 14 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,7-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	87	Jul 16	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	88	Jul 17 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-0	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	89	Jul 17 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	90	Jul 19	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-3	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	91	Jul 20	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-0	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	92	Jul 21	BOS	@	KCA	W,4-3	GS	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	93	Jul 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-10	GS	29	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	94	Jul 23	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-7	GS	40	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
39	95	Jul 24 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	96	Jul 24 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	97	Jul 26	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	98	Jul 27	BOS		CLE	W,6-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	99	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
44	100	Jul 29	BOS		DET	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	101	Jul 30	BOS		DET	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	102	Jul 31 (1)	BOS		DET	W,8-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	103	Jul 31 (2)	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	104	Aug 2	BOS		CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
49	105	Aug 3	BOS		CHW	W,6-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	106	Aug 4	BOS		CHW	W,7-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	107	Aug 5	BOS		KCA	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	108	Aug 6	BOS		KCA	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	109	Aug 7	BOS		KCA	W,16-12	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	110	Aug 9	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-1	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	111	Aug 10	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	53	12.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	112	Aug 11	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	113	Aug 13	BOS		WSH	L,9-18	GS	34	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	114	Aug 14 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,9-6	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	115	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,2-1	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	116	Aug 15	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	GS	32	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	117	Aug 16	BOS		NYY	L,6-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	118	Aug 17	BOS		NYY	W,7-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	119	Aug 19	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-0	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
64	120	Aug 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	121	Aug 21	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	122	Aug 23	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-3	GS	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
67	123	Aug 24	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	124	Aug 25 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	125	Aug 25 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	126	Aug 26	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	127	Aug 27	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	128	Aug 28	BOS	@	KCA	W,14-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	129	Aug 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
74	130	Aug 31	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	131	Sep 2	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	132	Sep 3	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	133	Sep 4	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	134	Sep 5 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,10-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	135	Sep 5 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	136	Sep 7	BOS		DET	W,7-4	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	137	Sep 8	BOS		DET	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	138	Sep 9	BOS		CLE	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	139	Sep 10	BOS		CLE	L,7-10	CG	50	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
84	140	Sep 11 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	141	Sep 11 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,2-7	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	142	Sep 13 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,5-6	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	144 (1)	Sep 14	BOS		KCA	L,3-7	GS	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	146 (1)	Sep 17	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
89	147	Sep 18	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	148	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		BAL	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	151 (2)	Sep 23 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,8-4	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	152	Sep 23 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	154 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,8-1	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							93gm		730.2	170	5	2	177	0