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Author : Ted Williams,John Underwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1988-03-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780671634230
Ted Williams tells of his childhood, his military experience, and his baseball career.
Author : Ted Williams,John Underwood
Publisher : Signal Hill Publications
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0929631579
Author : Leigh Montville
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780767913201
The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? Still a gangly teenager when he stepped into a Boston Red Sox uniform in 1939, Williams’s boisterous personality and penchant for towering home runs earned him adoring admirers and venomous critics. In 1941, the entire country followed Williams's stunning .406 season, a record that has not been touched in over six decades. Then at the pinnacle of his prime, Williams left Boston to train and serve as a fighter pilot in World War II, missing three full years of baseball, making his achievements all the more remarkable. Ted Willams's personal life was equally colorful. His attraction to women (and their attraction to him) was a constant. He was married and divorced three times and he fathered two daughters and a son. He was one of corporate America's first modern spokesmen, and he remained, nearly into his eighties, a fiercely devoted fisherman. With his son, John Henry Williams, he devoted his final years to the sports memorabilia business, even as illness overtook him. And in death, controversy and public outcry followed Williams and the disagreements between his children over the decision to have his body preserved for future resuscitation in a cryonics facility--a fate, many argue, Williams never wanted. With unmatched verve and passion, and drawing upon hundreds of interviews, acclaimed best-selling author Leigh Montville brings to life Ted Williams's superb triumphs, lonely tragedies, and intensely colorful personality, in a biography that is fitting of an American hero and legend.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0780736621
Author : Ted Williams,John Underwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1986-04-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780671621032
Advice on how to improve your turn at bat and become the best hitter possible.
Author : Ben Bradlee Jr.
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316084482
From acclaimed journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. comes the epic biography of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams that baseball fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting average. Those totals would have been even higher if Williams had not left baseball for nearly five years in the prime of his career to serve as a Marine pilot in WWII and Korea. He hit home runs farther than any player before him -- and traveled a long way himself, as Ben Bradlee, Jr.'s grand biography reveals. Born in 1918 in San Diego, Ted would spend most of his life disguising his Mexican heritage. During his 22 years with the Boston Red Sox, Williams electrified crowds across America -- and shocked them, too: His notorious clashes with the press and fans threatened his reputation. Yet while he was a God in the batter's box, he was profoundly human once he stepped away from the plate. His ferocity came to define his troubled domestic life. While baseball might have been straightforward for Ted Williams, life was not. The Kid is biography of the highest literary order, a thrilling and honest account of a legend in all his glory and human complexity. In his final at-bat, Williams hit a home run. Bradlee's marvelous book clears the fences, too.
Author : Albert Belle
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 9781550223491
The comprehensive collection of the wit and wisdom of one of the great hitters in baseball today -- and its biggest jerk: former Cleveland Indian and current Chicago White Sox left fielder Albert (Don't Call Me Joey) Belle.
Author : Dave Heller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613217986
“The Splendid Splinter,” “Teddy Ballgame,” “The Kid”—no matter the nickname, Ted Williams was one of the most accomplished hitters in baseball history. He was the last man to hit .400 in a single season, a nineteen-time All-Star, a two-time MVP and Triple Crown award winner, and an inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966 . . . all while serving his country in World War II and the Korean War. Far from a conventional biography, Facing Ted Williams aims to offer a different perspective with testimonials from teammates and opponents alike on how Williams was regarded among his peers. See Ted Williams through the eyes of pitchers struggling to put a fastball past his bat, the infielders and outfielders adjusting their positions in the hopes that they can fill the hole where a frozen rope might land, and the catchers as they strategize a Williams at-bat, pitch-by-pitch. Facing Ted Williams provides riveting insights from many baseball legends, including: Bob Feller Mudcat Grant Bobby Richardson Don Larsen Bob Friend And many more! Whether you’re a Red Sox fanatic, a casual baseball fan, or perhaps just an admirer of the fabled war hero and slugger, this book is sure to be a fresh and compelling look at this classic baseball icon. Much like Williams himself, Facing Ted Williams is sure to be a home run for all walks of baseball fandom, so don’t swing and miss! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author : Bill Nowlin
Publisher : Rounder Records
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1579400949
Ted Williams was a giant of a man, the likes of whom America may never see again. Enshrined in Cooperstown in 1966, in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Ted Williams was also the first living athlete to be honored with his own Museum - the Ted Williams Museum and Hitter's Hall of Fame.
Author : Claude Brochu
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770900295
After 32 years, Montreal will soon lose its professional baseball team. The former president of the Expos explains how the team went from being one of major league baseball's most promising franchises to becoming a financial pariah, barely escaping extinction at the end of the 2001 season and now facing demise in 2002. This history of the team's troubled existence covers years of gradually declining revenue and attendance, the sale of the team to a consortium of business leaders in 1991, and the league's ongoing debate over eliminating the Expos once and for all.
Author : Patricia Lee
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329018501
Author : Rick Swaine
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786476541
This book profiles forty major league ballplayers who engineered remarkable comebacks to salvage fading careers. Details of each comeback is provided along with a summary of the player's career. The comeback players range from Hall of Famers like Ted Williams and Stan Musial; to near-greats like Tommy John and Luis Tiant; to journeyman performers like George McQuinn and Tony Cuccinello. In the absence of statistical standards to evaluate or even define comebacks, the selection of the top comeback players was based on the following criteria: historical significance, uniqueness, dramatic content, degree of difficulty, and the player's overall reputation and standing.
Author : Stephen M. Bratkovich
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476638539
Why do modern-day sluggers like Aaron Judge prefer maple bats over the traditional ash bats swung by Ted Williams and others? Why did the surge of broken bats in the early 21st century create a crisis for Major League Baseball and what steps were taken to address the issue? Are different woods being considered by players and manufacturers? Do insects, disease and climate change pose a problem long-term? These and other questions are answered in this exhaustive examination of the history and future of wooden bats, written for both lifelong baseball fans and curious newcomers.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0803293089
Ted Williams (1918?2002) was a paradox. His cool, controlled, and patient attitude while at the plate was incongruous with his explosive, unpredictable temper out of the batter?s box. With a swing that was both admired and feared, Williams has been called the greatest hitter of the last half of the twentieth century and was perhaps the greatest left-handed hitter of all time. In this biography Michael Seidel explores the complexities of the mercurial personality and amazing career of the near-mythic ?Splendid Splinter.? ø With the death of Williams in the summer of 2002, baseball lost one of its true greats. Yet controversy continued to surround Williams in death as news of a bizarre family dispute over the fate of Williams?s body captivated the country. In a new foreword to this edition, the author discusses the odd events surrounding the ballplayer?s death and their significance to the legend of Ted Williams.
Author : Sandra Markle
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781684446568
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: A baby Mexican free-tailed bat clings to the ceiling of a crowded noisy cave, waiting for his mother to return from her daily hunting trip. After three days of searching and waiting, he is rescued by a bat that is in a strangely similar circumstance. A surprising story of adoption in the animal kingdom based on current research.