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Ted Williams: The Legendary Boston Red Sox Player and World War II Veteran

Ted Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was a renowned American baseball player and manager, known for his remarkable 21-year career as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox. A two-time MVP and nineteen-time All-Star, Williams led the league in batting six times and won the Triple Crown twice. With a career batting average of .344 and 521 home runs, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. A brave war veteran, he served as a pilot during WWII and the Korean War. His number 9 was retired by the Red Sox in 1984.

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Ted Williams: The Legendary Boston Red Sox Player and World War II Veteran

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  1. By: Cody Weasenforth

  2. Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox (1939-1942 and 1946-1960). Williams was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) winner, led the league in batting six times, and won the Triple Crown twice. A nineteen-time All-Star, he had a career batting average of .344, with 521 home runs, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.

  3. Williams served as a pilot during World War II and the Korean War. He had been classified 3-A by Selective Service prior to the war, a dependency deferment because he was his mother's sole support. When his classification was changed to 1-A following U.S. entry into the war, Williams appealed to his draft board. The board agreed that his status should not have been changed. He made a public statement that once he had built up his mother's trust fund, he intended to enlist. Even so, criticism in the media, including withdrawal of an endorsement contract by Quaker Oats, resulted in his enlistment in the Navy on May 22, 1942. World War Two

  4. Career Stats.

  5. Ted Williams's number 9 was retired by the Boston Red Sox in 1984!

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