[krodriguesdc]

Opening Day - 1947...

[anniegetyourgun]

Rest in peace.

[Pistolshot]

The Greatest Hitter EVER to play the game.

[ozone1]

I'm going to haunt you guys until you win the series

[Orual]

And he did it all without steroids.

[Swan]

"Poetry in Motion"

[Slyfox]

Umpire: Dang, there's that burning bat smell again.

[ex-snook]

A GREAT AMERICAN - ALSO A BASEBALL PLAYER.

Happy Landings Ted.

[PJeffQ]

Ted Williams' body to be frozen?

[Charles Henrickson]

Ted Williams is #2 all-time in slugging percentage at .634, second to Babe Ruth's .692. Williams is #1 all-time in on-base percentage at .481 (Ruth is second at .469).

In 1941, when he was 22-23, Ted Williams hit .406 with 37 home runs, a .551 on-base percentage, and a .735 slugging percentage. He led the major leagues in all those categories. And he struck out 27 times in 456 at-bats.

In 1957, when he was 38-39, Williams hit .388 with 38 home runs, a .526 on-base percentage, and a .731 slugging percentage. He led the major leagues in all those categories, except home runs. And he struck out 43 times in 420 at-bats.

He did not play at all in 1943, 1944, and 1945, when he was 24-27. He played only a little bit in 1952 and 1953, when he was 33-35. So he missed almost five full seasons (all due to military service) in the prime of his career, when his numbers would have been at their highest.

What a hitter.