Ted Williams

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Ted Williams was a legendary Hall of Fame left fielder for the Boston Red Sox, widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
left fielder
AllStarSelections 19
bats left
battingTitleWins 6
careerBattingAverage .344
careerHomeRuns 521
careerOnBasePercentage .482
careerOnBasePlusSlugging 1.116
careerRunsBattedIn 1839
careerSluggingPercentage .634
conflictParticipatedIn Korean War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1918-08-30
dateOfDeath 2002-07-05
electedTo National Baseball Hall of Fame
familyName Williams
fieldNamedAfter Ted Williams Tunnel (Boston)
finalMLBGameDate 1960-09-28
finalMLBTeam Boston Red Sox
fullName Theodore Samuel Williams
givenName Theodore
HallOfFameInductionYear 1966
HallOfFameVotingPercentage 93.38
honor Boston Red Sox retired number 9
statue at Fenway Park
league Major League Baseball
managedTeam Texas Rangers
Washington Senators
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Red Sox
militaryService United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
MLBDebut 1939-04-20
MLBDebutTeam Boston Red Sox
MVPAwards 2
nickname Teddy Ballgame
The Kid
The Splendid Splinter
notableAchievement last MLB player to hit .400 or better in a season
occupation baseball manager
placeOfBirth San Diego, California, United States
placeOfDeath Inverness, Florida, United States
positionPlayed left fielder
residence Florida, United States
sexOrGender male
singleSeasonBattingAverage .406
singleSeasonBattingAverageYear 1941
singleSeasonHomeRuns 43
singleSeasonHomeRunsYear 1949
singleSeasonRBIs 159
singleSeasonRBIsYear 1949
sport baseball
throws right
TripleCrownWins 2


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