#42 Ted "The kid" Williams, Leftfield, 22 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ted Williams The kid 8/30/1918 22 USA,CA,SAN DIEGO 6"3 205
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good Suffers Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1940 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 102 Days (274 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 102 Days (274 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Talent | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 4 6 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 8 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .945 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 10
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/28 | @NYY | W 7-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @WAS | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | @PHA | L 5-13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/1 | SLA | W 19-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | DET | W 10-9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @WAS | L 7-11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/7 | @CLE | L 5-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/8 | @CLE | L 7-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/10 | CLE | L 8-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/11 | CLE | L 2-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 157 | 482 | 204 | 37 | 2 | 67 | 165 | 187 | 223 | 33 | .423 | .602 | .925 | 1.527 | 2.258 | .502 |
Projected | 157 | 482 | 204 | 37 | 2 | 67 | 165 | 187 | 223 | 33 | .423 | .602 | .925 | 1.527 | 2.258 | .502 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 152 | 711 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 446 | 106 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 299.7 | 26.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 96 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .354 | .526 | .740 | 1.266 |
vs. RHP | 386 | 170 | 30 | 2 | 57 | 139 | 153 | 188 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .619 | .972 | 1.591 |
Close/Late | 41 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .512 | .696 | 1.122 | 1.818 |
Scoring Position | 137 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 94 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .380 | .569 | .839 | 1.409 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 229 | 99 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 90 | 112 | 16 | .432 | .618 | .869 | 1.487 |
Road | 78 | 253 | 105 | 20 | 1 | 40 | 93 | 97 | 111 | 17 | .415 | .587 | .976 | 1.563 |
Last Week | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 |
March/April | 25 | 71 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 9 | .380 | .589 | .746 | 1.336 |
May | 25 | 78 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 7 | .436 | .612 | .885 | 1.497 |
June | 26 | 79 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 7 | .481 | .635 | 1.076 | 1.711 |
July | 25 | 73 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 5 | .479 | .655 | 1.027 | 1.682 |
August | 27 | 88 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 3 | .409 | .581 | 1.068 | 1.649 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 93 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 40 | 2 | .366 | .552 | .753 | 1.305 |
Postseason | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .125 | .263 | .125 | .388 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1939 | 83 | 270 | 110 | 21 | 3 | 35 | 107 | 81 | 85 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .407 | .544 | .896 | 1.441 | BOS |
1940 | 157 | 482 | 204 | 37 | 2 | 67 | 165 | 187 | 223 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 7 | .423 | .602 | .925 | 1.527 | BOS,AL |
Total | 240 | 752 | 314 | 58 | 5 | 102 | 272 | 268 | 308 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 5 | 9 | .418 | .583 | .915 | 1.498 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1939, AAA | 53 | 136 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 78 | 69 | 83 | 16 | 5 | 4 | .485 | .668 | 1.324 | 1.992 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1940 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .263 | .125 | .388 |
Total | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .263 | .125 | .388 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Rightfield | 150 | 148 | 313 | 7 | 3 | 341 | 21 | .938 | 1298.1 | 2.36 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1939... Injured on 4/30/1939 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 4 weeks... Had first career hit on 6/28/1939, off Slick Castleman (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 6/30/1939, off Fabian Kowalik (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1939, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1939, hitting .652 with 6 HR, 20 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1939, hitting .488 with 15 HR, 44 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1939, hitting .404 with 8 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1940, hitting .556 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 5/10/1940... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1940, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1940, hitting .436 with 9 HR, 27 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1940, hitting .591 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .481 with 15 HR, 30 RBI... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1940, hitting .479 with 11 HR, 31 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1940, hitting .409 with 16 HR, 37 RBI... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 62 on 9/15/1940... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 66 on 9/30/1940... Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 67 on 10/4/1940... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1940, hitting .423 with 67 HR, 165 RBI...
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