Williams, Ted, 1918-2002
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Williams, Ted, 1918-2002
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Williams
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Ted
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1918-2002
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Teddy Ballgame (Baseball player), 1918-2002
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Teddy Ballgame (Baseball player)
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1918-2002
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Splinter, 1918-2002
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Splinter
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1918-2002
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Williams, Theodore Samuel, 1918-2002
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Williams
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Theodore Samuel
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1918-2002
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ウィリアムズ, テッド, 1918-2002
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ウィリアムズ
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テッド
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1918-2002
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Eternal Kid (Baseball player), 1918-2002
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Eternal Kid (Baseball player)
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1918-2002
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Splendid Splinter (Baseball player), 1918-2002
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Splendid Splinter (Baseball player)
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1918-2002
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Kid (Baseball player), 1918-2002
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Kid (Baseball player)
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1918-2002
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Kid, 1918-2002
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1918-2002
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Splinter (Baseball player), 1918-2002
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Splinter (Baseball player)
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1918-2002
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Splendid Splinter, 1918-2002
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Splendid Splinter
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1918-2002
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Williams, Teddy Samuel, 1918-2002
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Williams
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Teddy Samuel
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1918-2002
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Eternal Kid, 1918-2002
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Eternal Kid
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1918-2002
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Biographical History
Ted (Theodore Samuel) Williams (1918-2002) was born in San Diego, California. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after spending nineteen seasons with the Boston Red Sox. His baseball career was interrupted by military service U.S. Marine Corps pilot during both World War II and the Korean War. In major league baseball Ted Williams earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Triple Crown awards twice and hit a lifetime total of 521 home runs. An avid fisherman he was also inducted into the Fishing Hall of Fame. Williams was first named Teddy Samuel Williams in honor of Teddy Roosevelt, but he later changed his name to Theodore. He was hailed as one of the finest hitters to have ever played the game of baseball. Along with Williams only one other player, Rogers Hornsby, has won the baseball Triple Crown twice. During the Korean War, Williams served in Marine Fighter Squadron 311 (VMF-311) along with future astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn. He retired from baseball as a player in 1960. The Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts was named in his honor.
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External Related CPF
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10610247
https://viaf.org/viaf/107308753
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q172478
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50018989
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50018989
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Subjects
Batting (Baseball)
Fishing
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Baseball players
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San Diego
CA, US
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Inverness
FL, US
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Death
Boston
MA, US
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