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Ted Williams

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American baseball player and fighter pilot

United StatesLived 1918 to 2002 · aged 83
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Theodore Samuel Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War.

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1995Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
1991Presidential Medal of Freedom
1966National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
1957Associated Press Athlete of the Year
1949Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
1946Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Air Medal

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Theodore Samuel Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War. Nicknamed "Teddy Ballgame", "the Kid", "the Splendid Splinter", and "the Thumper", Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, and is the last player to hit over .400 in a season.

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Lived 1918 to 2002 · aged 83
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