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Born "Theodore Samuel Williams" in 1918, Ted Williams was a larger than life figure who combined exceptional eyesight and patience with strength and determination to become arguably the best pure hitter in the history of baseball. Early in his career, he stated that he wished to be remembered as the "greatest hitter who ever lived," an honor that he indeed achieved in many eyes by the end of his career. When Williams moved up to the Major Leagues for the Red Sox in 1939, he made an immediate impact as he led the American League in RBIs, the first rookie to do so. On the last day of the 1941 season, Williams opted to play in both games of the day's doubleheader and got six hits in eight at bats, raising his season average to .406; no one has reached .400 for the season since. An obsessive student of batting, Williams hit for both power and average. In 1970 he wrote a book on the subject, "The Science of Hitting," which is still read by many baseball players today. Though twice interrupted by military service, Williams had a glorious 19 year career with the Red Sox, appearing in 17 All-Star games. He led the league in batting average, runs and total bases six times, and won the Triple Crown (1942, 1947) and the American League Most Valuable Player (1946, 1949) twice, in four separate years. Williams led the AL in on base percentage twelve times, in slugging percentage nine times, in walks eight times, and in home runs and RBIs four times. In his last season of 1960, Williams played in 113 games, hit .316 with 29 home runs and had a slugging percentage of .645. Ted Williams retired from the game in 1960 and hit a home run in his final at-bat, on September 28, 1960. At the time of his retirement, he had played in 2,292 games and had a career batting average of .344 with 521 home runs. Williams was elected to the Baseball HOF in 1966. Inside the rear collar is the "McAULIFFE" manufacturers tag with attached jersey size flag tag "46." Directly underneath is the player's name "Williams" embroidered in black stript-style stitch on a white felt tag. Across the front of the jersey is the team name "RED SOX" done in red on navy blue felt letters. Player number "9" appears on the back, also done in red on navy blue felt. There is a number change on the back. The zipper front was worn by the Red Sox in the 1946 World Series and the 1947 season. The sleeves have been hemmed. This jersey was originally sourced from a restaurant owner next to the old Boston Garden and was obtained along with a Bill Russell Boston Celtics warm-up jacket and rookie-era jersey. The jersey shows game-use and except for the number change and sleeves being hemmed appears to have no alterations of any kind.
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