Ted Williams was an American professional baseball outfielder who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox. Known as "the Splendid Splinter," he was the last major league player to bat over .400 in a season, doing so in 1941, and is remembered as one of the greatest pure hitters in the sport's history despite missing several prime seasons to military service.
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Career HighlightWilliams was a 19-time All-Star and two-time Triple Crown winner who batted .406 in 1941, the last major league season anyone has batted over .400. 1 Classification
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August 30, 1918
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July 5, 2002
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was an American professional baseball player and manager
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Williams was a 19-time All-Star, a two-time recipient of the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award, a six-time AL batting champion and a two-time Triple Crown winner.
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Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager.
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Williams was required to interrupt his baseball career in 1943 to serve three years in the United States Navy and Marine Corps during World War II. Upon returning to MLB in 1946, Williams won his first AL MVP Award and played in his only World Series.
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