Ted Williams

Ted Williams

Player Card | Career Stats
CAREER BATTING STATS
G H R HR RBI BA SLG
2292 2654 1798 521 1839 .344 .634
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Former Rangers manager is in Hall of Fame

Richard Durrett

...1987. He received 14 of 16 votes from the committee. In Texas, Herzog took over for Ted Williams at the start of the club's second season in Arlington. But Herzog never made it...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Ralph Kiner was a pilot before a Pirate

Ralph Kiner (as told to Toby Mergler), Special to Page 2

Legendary baseball player and broadcaster Ralph Kiner recalls his days flying planes in World War II.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Southpaws in the spotlight

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

The resurgent Andy Pettitte faces the shaky Cole Hamels in Saturday night's pivotal Game 3 of World Series.

Story | Conversation | October 31, 2009

The last time they played...

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...players missed a lot of seasons during World War II, but unless someone's talking about Ted Williams, you rarely hear about the Korean War. Granted, not many players actually had to fight in...

Blog | October 27, 2009

Is Broxton haunted by ghost?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Boy, talk about your competing views about Jonathan Broxton's meltdown in Game 4. First, here's Los Angeles' Bill Plaschke: The crack of Jimmy Rolli...

Blog | October 20, 2009

Judge rejects Alcor bid to block book

Associated Press

A New York judge has rejected a bid by a cryonics foundation to block the release of a book that alleges Hall of Famer Ted Williams' severed head was mistreated at its Arizona facility.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Tigers, Twins and my award picks

Buster Olney

Carl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Successes, struggles and sabermetrics

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus analyzes the best and worst performances of the 2009 MLB season through its sabermetric lens.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Book: Williams' head abused at facility

ESPN.com news services

A new book by a former employee of Alcor, the company that froze Ted Williams' remains, alleges the baseball Hall of Famer's body was mistreated by the company.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Attendance sends signal about MLB's economy

Peter Gammons

This year's attendance figures are not simply a result of there being no pennant races. This is about the economy. And as club official after club off...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009

Match the hitter with at-bat music

ESPN.com

See if you can match the major league player with his at-bat music in The Life's weekly Batter's Hit Box.

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Martinez lifts Wagner, Red Sox past Orioles

Associated Press

Pinch-hitter Victor Martinez hit a three-run double to break a seventh-inning tie and the Red Sox beat Baltimore 7-5 to improve to 13-2 against the Orioles this season.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 09, 2009

Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans

Buster Olney

Derek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009

Are Mets set at 1B with Murphy?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

As Ben Shpigel writes, the Mets have a number of unsettled situations heading into the offseason, including "catcher, first base, left field and ...

Blog | September 07, 2009