Download The Kid: The Immortal Life Of Ted Williams Background. Especially later in his career, he was a better fielder than he is sometimes given credit for, and he was williams's 1969 autobiography, my turn at bat, written by john underwood in a voice that uncannily reproduces the kid's own, is still one of the best. Viii, 855 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates :

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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. Especially later in his career, he was a better fielder than he is sometimes given credit for, and he was williams's 1969 autobiography, my turn at bat, written by john underwood in a voice that uncannily reproduces the kid's own, is still one of the best. Ted williams' not so golden past.

Williams was the best hitter in baseball history.

The immortal life of ted. While williams played his entire career in boston, he spent three years as manager of the washington senators from 1969 to '71, just before they moved shirley povich, the distinguished post columnist, dubbed him pope theodore ii and wrote acidly, there can be only one oracle in the stadium and. Like thousands of kids my age, i was captivated by ted's peerless batting skill and by the way he always seized and held the spotlight. Tweets about ted williams and his life from the pages of the kid: