Ted Williams

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Ted Williams was an American baseball player

Aug 30, 1918

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: August 30, 1918
  • Died on: July 5, 2002
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Hispanic Athletes, Sportspersons, Baseball Players
  • Group of people: Hispanic Baseball Players
  • Spouses: Dolores Wettach (m. 1968–1974), Doris Soule (m. 1944–1955), Lee Howard (m. 1961–1967)
  • Siblings: Danny

Ted Williams born at

San Diego

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Birth Place

In 1944, he married Doris Soule and the couple had a daughter together. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1954.

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Personal Life

In 1961, he married Lee Howard, a model and socialite but the marriage didn’t last long and the couple divorced in 1967.

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Personal Life

In 1968, he wedded Vogue model and former Miss Vermont, Dolores Wettach. The couple had two children, John-Henry and Claudia. They divorced in 1972.

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Personal Life

Teddy Samuel Williams was born in San Diego to Samuel Stuart Williams, a sheriff, soldier and photographer and May Venzor, an evangelist and member of The Christian organisation, The Salvation Army.

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Childhood & Early Life

He attended the Herbert Hoover High School, located in San Diego, California and during this time he also enthusiastically played baseball and was a ‘pitcher’ and ‘star’ of his school team. He later played for the San Diego Padres.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1936, while playing for the San Diego Padres, he posted a batting average of .271 batting. During this time, he was also spotted by Eddie Collins, who was the manager of the baseball team, The Boston Red Sox.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1937, he led the San Diego Padres to a victory, hitting .291 batting average with 23 home runs. The same year, with the guidance of Bill Lane, the manager of the Padres team, he was sent to play for the Boston Red Sox team.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1939, he played his first major league match against the New York Yankees and by the end of the league matches he had scored .327 with 31 home runs, after which he was acknowledged as the ‘Rookie of the Year’.

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Career

In 1941, he played against the Chicago White Sox and scored one of the longest home runs, which was scored in the 11th inning of the match and led to his team’s victory.

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Career

In 1942, he was the winner of the Triple Crown and scored a .356 batting average, 36 home runs and 137 runs batted in. On May 21st that year he scored the 100th run of his baseball career.

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Career

By late 1942, he was working as an aviator with the United States Marine Corps. That year, he also played baseball along with team mate Johnny Pesky Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Career

In 1945, after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, he was sent to Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, where he represented the Army League, for whom he played baseball.

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Career

In 1954, he was inducted into the Breitbard Hall of Fame.

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Awards & Achievements

In 1966, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Awards & Achievements

In 1991, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was bestowed to him by President George H. W. Bush.

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Awards & Achievements

In 1999, he was ranked at number eight on The Sporting News list of ‘100 Greatest Baseball Players’.

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Awards & Achievements