'''Ted Williams''', Theodore Samuel Williams (San Diego, CA. 30 August 1918 - Crystal River, FL. 5 July 2002) was a [[Major League Baseball]] player; he spent 19 seasons with the [[Boston Red Sox]]. Williams was perhaps baseball's finest hitter, setting numerous batting records without the use of steroids. A 502-foot home run that Williams hit at Fenway Park in 1946 -- a year that he won the Triple Crown -- remains the record for the longest homer ever at that park.<ref>https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/07/13/why-aren-there-more-foot-home-runs/RYL4nuQcFltbTsf0lwABiK/story.html</ref> Williams batted left-handed but was actually right-handed in writing and throwing. | '''Ted Williams''', Theodore Samuel Williams (San Diego, CA. 30 August 1918 - Crystal River, FL. 5 July 2002) was a [[Major League Baseball]] player; he spent 19 seasons with the [[Boston Red Sox]]. Williams was perhaps baseball's finest hitter, setting numerous batting records without the use of steroids. A 502-foot home run that Williams hit at Fenway Park in 1946 -- a year that he won the Triple Crown -- remains the record for the longest homer ever at that park.<ref>https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/07/13/why-aren-there-more-foot-home-runs/RYL4nuQcFltbTsf0lwABiK/story.html</ref> Williams batted left-handed but was actually right-handed in writing and throwing. |