American baseball player Ted Williams (1918 - 2002) of the Boston Red Sox serves in the United States Marine Corps during the...

Ted Williams

American baseball player Ted Williams (1918 - 2002) of the Boston Red Sox serves in the United States Marine Corps during the...

John Pesky, Buddy Gremp, Joe Coleman, Ted Williams, John Sain

...Lt. Cmdr. E.S. Brewer; Buddy Gremp, Braves; Joe Coleman of the Athletics; and standing, left: Ted Williams, Red Sox; and John Sain, Braves pitcher

Zoom Gallery: Top 25 Individual Seasons of All-Tiime

High res photos of the 25 greatest individual achievements in sports.

Ted Williams, left, smiles happily after he signed his contract to play another year for the Boston Red...

...the Minneapolis Farm club to join the Boston Red Sox, is given some friendly tips by Ted Williams, July 21, 1959, Chicago, Ill. Green became the first African American ever to play for the...

circa 1955: Full-length portrait of American baseball player Ted Williams (1918 - 2002) swinging a bat in Boston Red Sox uniform

Yogi Berra and Ted Williams are just two famous characters to have played in the series

circa 1955: Full-length portrait of Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams (1918 - 2002) kneeling and holding a baseball bat on a baseball field

Ted Williams

Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox Triple Crown athlete, weighs one of his new 36-ounce Hickory baseball bats...

DETROIT - JULY 8, 1941. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox outfielder, is greeted at home plate by Joe DiMaggio, number 5, and two...

Ted Williams is greeted at home plate by teammate Joe DiMaggio (5) and coach Marv Shea after hitting...

Ted Williams is greeted at home plate by teammate Joe DiMaggio (5) and coach Marv Shea after hitting...

...MA, USA; Fenway Park, July 9, 1946, Luke Appling, Chicago White Sox,Dom DiMaggio, Rudy York, Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, Stan Spence, Washington Senators, Ken Keltner, Cleveland Indians, All-Star Game. (©) Copyright 1946...

...of the San Diego Padres steadies him, Hall of Famer and former Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams throws the ceremonial first pitch 13 July 1999 at the start of the 70th All Star...