Ted Williams Biography
Any baseball fan who hears the name Ted Williams immediately knows of a great baseball hitter who played a total of 21 years in the sport. Williams was born in 1918 and passed away in 2002. His entire career was spent with the Boston Red Sox as a left fielder.
Williams was born in San Diego, California and attended the Hoover High School. His forefathers were Welsh, Irish and Mexican with the Mexican side also containing Basque, Russian and Indian. He played baseball in high school and before graduation joined a minor league baseball team, the San Diego Padres. He also played with another minor league team, the Minneapolis Millers as his mother felt he was too young for the major leagues.
In 1939 he joined the Red Sox’s and impressed everyone by immediately leading in the number of runs batted in. He was left handed and became well known because of his excellent eyesight. It is said this had a great deal to do with his ability to hit the ball so well.