Ted Williams
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On September 28th, 1941, At Shibe Park, Batting .399955, Ted Williams elected to play in a doubleheader against the A’s on the final day of the season rather than to back into the a .400 average because the number would be rounded up. In game one, Williams went 4-5 against a trio of Philadelphia A’s Read more
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On July 22nd, 1960, the Red Sox playing at home in Fenway defeated visiting Cleveland, 6 – 4. Vic Wertz hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs. Ted Williams also homered and, in the 7th inning, stole second base. Williams set a major-league record as the first and only player to steal bases in four consecutive decades (1930s, 1940s Read more
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