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He was baseball's last .400 hitter and did it with class.

Amen to that.
I'm not a real baseball fan...can only get pumped up over a good or great World Series.

But Williams was a class act; loved his interviews with Bob Costas. They were wonderful
"sentimental journeys", give by a man who also had experienced the grit of being
a combat pilot in the U.S. Military (IIRC).
I'm pretty sure he served in The Korean War...and maybe in WWII.

"Where do we get such men as these?"
a good question whether we're talking about patriots willing to risk their lives in war,
to stand on guard, on just be good, stand-up role models as sports "heroes"
or just doing their jobs. Ted Williams is a good example.

I believe Ted had one of the best on base percentages in the game, maybe the best.

He lost some of his best years because of WWII and the Korean War, which makes you wonder how many more records he may have obtained. He served his country twice when the call came.