Theodore Samuel Williams

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Theodore Samuel Williams was an American professional baseball left fielder, primarily for the Boston Red Sox, widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
left fielder
professional baseball player
AllStarSelection 19-time All-Star
alsoKnownAs Ted Williams
Teddy Ballgame
The Kid
The Splendid Splinter
bats left
battingAverage .344
burialPlace Scottsdale, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
conflict Korean War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1918-08-30
dateOfDeath 2002-07-05
endTime 1960 (final MLB game)
ethnicGroup Mexican American descent (maternal)
familyName Williams
fieldOfWork hitting instruction
finalMLBGameDate 1960-09-28
givenName Theodore
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
homeRuns 521
honor Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Major League Baseball All-Time Team
inductionYear 1966
jerseyNumber 9
league Major League Baseball
managedTeam Texas Rangers
Washington Senators (1901–1960)
surface form: Washington Senators
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
middleName Samuel
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
MLBDebutDate 1939-04-20
MVPAward American League Most Valuable Player
MVPAwardYear 1946
1949
notableWork The Science of Hitting
numberRetiredBy Boston Red Sox
occupation baseball manager
onBasePercentage .482
placeOfBirth San Diego, California, United States
placeOfDeath Inverness, Florida, United States
playedFor Boston Red Sox
positionPlayed left fielder
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Florida
surface form: Florida, United States
runsBattedIn 1839
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
startTime 1939 (MLB debut)
throws left
TripleCrown American League batting Triple Crown
TripleCrownYear 1942
1947

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Ted Williams fullName Theodore Samuel Williams
The Kid fullName Theodore Samuel Williams
subject surface form: Ted Williams
The Splendid Splinter hasFullName Theodore Samuel Williams
subject surface form: Ted Williams