Ted Williams - not only a baseball player...

ranbethscards · Nov 11, 2014

Born and raised in San Diego, Williams played baseball throughout his youth. Joining the Red Sox in 1939, Williams immediately emerged as one of the sport's best hitters. In 1941, just his third season, he posted a .406 batting average, making him the last MLB player to bat over .400 in a season. Williams interrupted his baseball career in 1943 to serve three years in the US Navy and Marine Corps for World War II. Upon returning to MLB in 1946, Williams won his first AL MVP Award and played in his only World Series. The following season he won his second Triple Crown. Williams returned to active military duty for portions of the 1952 and 1953 seasons in the Korean War, in which he served as a Marine aviator. In 1957 and 1958 at the ages of 39 and 40, respectively, he was the AL batting champion for the fifth and sixth times.

What is truly amazing is the fact that Williams DID NOT have to interrupt his baseball career... he VOLUNTEERED.

Thank you Sir!

Mike · Nov 11, 2014

Nice thread for Veterans Day. If I remember correctly, there were quite a few pro baseball players from that generation who served in the war. What a different world it was then.

CamaroDMD · Nov 12, 2014

Peter T Davis said:
Nice thread for Veterans Day. If I remember correctly, there were quite a few pro baseball players from that generation who served in the war. What a different world it was then.

There were a whole bunch who served. I know Warren Spahn saw some combat and was awarded a Bronze Star.

ranbethscards · Nov 12, 2014

... and let's not forget guys like Elvis and Jimmy Hendrix.... (it's true! it's true!)

CamaroDMD · Nov 12, 2014

ranbethscards said:
... and let's not forget guys like Elvis and Jimmy Hendrix.... (it's true! it's true!)

I think Jimmy Hendrix was in the legendary 101st Airborne Division, but he didn't pan out if memory serves.

ranbethscards · Nov 12, 2014

That is correct Richard... lasted a year....

CamaroDMD · Nov 12, 2014

ranbethscards said:
That is correct Richard... lasted a year....

That's what my dad told me. He was in the 101st for about 2 years and knows quite a bit of the unit's history. He said that Hendrix was there several years before him.

Ted Williams - not only a baseball player...

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