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Biography of Ted Williams
Name: Ted Williams
Birth Date: August 30, 1918
Death Date: July 5, 2002
Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: baseball player
Ted Williams
Ted Williams (born 1918) was one of baseball's most fearsome hitters. Despite five seasons lost to military service in World War II and the Korean War, the "Splendid Splinter" of the Boston Red Sox hit 521 home runs in his career and batted .344.Always pursuing perfection in his sport's most difficult task, Ted Williams was nearly unstoppable in hitting major league pitches. He perennially led baseball in the two most important aspects of hitting--getting on base and driving in runners. He was the last player to hit .400, achieving that mark in 1941. For his total absorption in the game he loved, Williams was nicknamed "Teddy Ballgame." Long after his career ended, he continued to symbolize excellence in hitting and dedication to baseball.Enjoyed Hitting the Ball"The most fun in baseball is hitting the ball," Ted Williams told Dave Kindred of Sports Illustrated. "That's all I did ... for 20 years of my early …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…after him.On November 6, 2000, surgeons at the University of Florida medical center implanted a permanent pacemaker into Williams to help regulate his heartbeat.Fishing and fending off frequent interview seekers, Williams watched Red Sox games on television. He told one reporter: "No one pulls harder for them than I do ... I'll always be a die-hard Red Sox fan." And he added: "...look at what a great game it is. ... It's strong, and I'm like a kid sitting in front on my TV watching. ... Baseball will always survive."On Friday July 5, 2002, baseball's "Splendid Splinter" died of cardiac arrest at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Florida. Further Reading The Baseball Encyclopedia, Macmillan, 1990.Ritter, Lawrence and Honig, Donald, The Image of their Greatness, , Crown, 1979.Williams, Ted, as told to Tom Underwood, My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life, Simon & Schuster, 1969.Sport, November 1998.Sporting News, November 14, 1994.Sports Illustrated, December 25, 1995; November 25, 1996; February 2, 1998.
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