Ted Williams

By s-jerdman

  • Ted's Born

    Ted Williams was born August 30, 1918 in San Diego California

  • Ted Graduates High School in and goes to Amherst College

    Ted graduates High School and goes to Amherst college in

  • Ted wins the award for the All-Southern California Honors

    He wins this award for hitting and pitching

  • Ted makes his first Debut in the minors for the San Diego Padres

    He makes his debut in the Pacific Coast league

  • Red Sox sign Ted

    The Red Sox buy Ted's contract off of the padres

  • Red Sox Debut

    Ted plays his first Major league game.

  • Ted gets married

    Ted marries Doris Soul

  • War

    Ted Williams get drafted for the war

  • "A man has to have goals for a day, for a lifetime. And that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.’"

    "A man has to have goals for a day, for a lifetime. And that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.’" (Montville 155)

  • Quote

    "Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." (Montville 354)

  • Quote

    "Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders." (Montville 397)

  • Quote

    "I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit." (Montville 401)

  • HIts 500th Homerun

  • Gets inducted into hall of fame

    Ted Williams get inducted into the hall of fame

  • Passes away