Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Ted Williams

Sep 38, 1981 Philadelphia, Pa - Gateway Silk cachet
40th anniversary of .406 batting average in the 1941 season
In the final game of the season the Red Sox lost to the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park
Williams had 2 hits in 3 at bats
May 29, 1984 Boston, Ma
Red Sox retire Williams' jersey #9
Dec 1, 1984 King of Prussia, Pa
15th Delaware Valley Sports Collectors Show
Zaso Silk cachet - signed by Ted Williams
Sep 28, 1991
50th Anniversary BA .400

June 17, 1994 Cleveland, Oh
500th Home run Anniversary


Kelly Armstrong cachet

unused Ted Williams personal stationery

Ted Williams is considered one of the greatest players in baseball, not just for his hitting but also his fielding. He played for the Boston Red sox from 1939 - 1960, only missing time to serve as a pilot in the US Navy and Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War.

Nicknamed "The Kid", "The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "The Thumper".

Williams was a 19-time All-Star, 2-time American League MVP, 6-time AL batting champion, 2-time Triple Crown winner. Finished his playing career with a .344 batting average, 521 home runs. 

Inducted into San Diego Hall of Champions 1954
Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame 1966
Retired Red Sox Jersey #9 1984
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George HW Bush, 1991
Inducted into Red Sox hall of Fame 1995
Selected to Major League Baseball All-Time Team, 1997
Selected to Major League Baseball All-Century Team 1999


Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame, opened in Hernando, Fa, 1994 and closed in 2006. The Museum would find a new home as part of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays

Ted Williams mourning envelopes
 Bernard Goldberg hand colored cachet

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