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6 жыл бұрынWatch never before seen footage of Ted Williams' last home run.
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The new documentary from THIRTEEN’s American Masters, co-produced by Albert M. Tapper Productions, in association with Major League Baseball, David Ortiz’ Big Papi Productions and Nick Davis Productions, explores not only the Baseball Hall of Famer’s remarkable on-field accomplishments but also his complicated relationships with his family, teammates, press, fans and himself. American Masters - Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” premieres Monday, July 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) in honor of Williams’ centennial (August 30, 1918 - July 5, 2002), and marks the first baseball subject in the series’ 32-year history. The film will be available to stream the following day via pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps.
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American Masters, THIRTEEN’s award-winning biography series, celebrates our arts and culture. Launched in 1986, the series has set the standard for documentary film profiles, accruing widespread critical acclaim. Awards include 70 Emmy nominations and 28 awards - 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series since 1999 and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special - 12 Peabody Awards; three Grammys; an Oscar; two Producers Guild Awards for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television; and the 2012 IDA Award for Best Continuing Series. American Masters enjoys recognition from film events across the country and international festivals from London to Berlin and Toronto to Melbourne. Other honors include The Christopher Awards and the Chicago International Television Awards as Outstanding Documentary Series, and the Banff Grand Prize and the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Movies.
@jujifrogge5605 10 ай бұрын
He missed nearly 5 full seasons in his prime while serving in WW2 and Korea. Just imagine how many more home runs he would have had if there were no wars. Very brave fighter pilot.
@gredw6733 9 ай бұрын
About 200?
@williamcurtin5692 9 ай бұрын
John Glenn's wingman.
@furfamilysue 9 ай бұрын
He missed about 700 games. 1943-1945 were prime years.
@mdo5121 9 ай бұрын
easily would have made the 700 club
@hyzercreek 9 ай бұрын
Just think, he missed 5 seasons in his prime as a pitcher, probably missed 500 games. He would be in the 900 club. Oh wait, that's the other guy.
@benballesteros6346 9 ай бұрын
Ted Williams was the best pure hitter in baseball history. I have met many Hall of Fame Baseball Players. Without a doubt, Ted Williams was the nicest and most humble player I ever had the pleasure to meet. He took the time to talk to my 12 year old nephew about hitting. He was a class act.
@rionthomas8686 9 ай бұрын
No one is entitled to anyone's time, and when you're famous, you can spend all your time donating to others who want a piece; that's why it makes it all the more special when someone like this does it. I have a 12 year old story, as well... maybe that's the magic number... Every week I would checkout Jim Palmer's "Pitching" book from the school library. One day I was buying baseballs at the sporting goods store in the mall and I hear the associate tell his buddy that Jim Palmer was going to be there until 3pm. Lo and behold, I look across the way and here comes Jim Palmer. Granted, this is about 15 years after his prime, and he probably didn't expect a kid who was barely alive when he retired from baseball to run up to him and ask for his autograph, so perhaps he was amused. He was gracious enough to give it to me. I stuttered out that I'd been reading his book and I asked if he could show me how to throw a curve ball because it was hard to tell from just pictures. Well he showed me the grip and the wrist motion and to this day I get on KZfaq and tell the story. I'm sure he forgot about it as soon as it was over, but 30+ years later, I still get a kick out of telling people that Jim Palmer taught me how to throw a curve ball, and don't hold it against him.
@kevin7151 8 ай бұрын
Only two I can think of in his class were Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson
@chrismaurer2075 8 ай бұрын
Todays ball players are a bunch of arrogant a holes . Justin Verlander is one of the worst and even Kirk Gibson was horrible . We used to go to the Tigers games and get there early to catch fly balls that went over the wall during BP . One day there was a man with his Downs son and when Gibson came near them the dad asked for his autograph for his son and Gibson said you and your son can go to hell just leave me alone . From then on O couldn't stand him.
@oldude979 8 ай бұрын
@@kevin7151 Rodgers Hornsby hit .400 six times.
@kevin7151 8 ай бұрын
@@oldude979 excellent point, I stand corrected. Have a good weekend
@livelife4471 Жыл бұрын
I got to know Ted late in his life while fishing Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick. He might have been brash as a younger man but his true qualities surfaced during those conversations I had with him on the river. He had good values and as I got to know him, I liked him. He was fun to converse with because he wasn't shy about showing his emotions.
@jayrusnak Жыл бұрын
I just read his biography and it seems if you got to hang out with him while fishing that was him at his best.
@livelife4471 Жыл бұрын
@@jayrusnak It was a pleasure watching Ted fish because he was an example to me how to enjoy yourself. Ted genuinely enjoyed fishing for Atlantic salmon and it showed.
@TheBatugan77 Жыл бұрын
If I had to choose between watching Ted play baseball or going fishing with him, I'd pick fishing every time.
@kevin83972 Жыл бұрын
I saw him at the store and got him some juice then my mom made us both dinner he would always bring his doggo and then had a few beers n waved by as he drove avay
@kevin83972 Жыл бұрын
Bass pro shops
@stevefowler2112 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know this until I saw it on a KZfaq video a few years ago, but when Ted got drafted for WWII and became a fighter pilot, he learned he had better than 20-20 vision, which goes a long way to explain why he was such a great fighter pilot and such a great hitter.
@acousticshadow4032 9 ай бұрын
You must be living under a rock. TW often spoke with pride about his fighter pilot days in WWII ...and Korea. In Korea, he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire in Feb of 1953. He didn't eject for fear he would've lost his kneecaps in the process, and opted for a belly-landing. However, he had shot down four Soviet jets on one November day in 1952. Future astronaut & Senator John Glenn called him the best wing-man he ever had.
@felixmadison5736 9 ай бұрын
As John Wayne said to The Great Ted Williams: "I played those parts in the movies, but you did all those things in real life." Wayne and Williams were often compared to each other because of their brashness, height (6'5"), and 'swagger'. @@acousticshadow4032 Ted Williams was a REAL hero.
@lorettanericcio-bohlman567 9 ай бұрын
@@acousticshadow4032do you need to insult people to show how smart you are?
@moonrich3492 9 ай бұрын
I believe Ted said the thing that made the big difference was his right eye was dominant. Also, he went to a lighter bat which gave him a split second longer to see the pitch (this is why cheaters cork bats to maintain desired shape but reduce the weight). Does anyone know if the longer bat Roberto Clemente got if he was unable to reach the outside pitch was heavier than his normal bat?
@paulburns1896 9 ай бұрын
I've read that Williams had 20-10 vision.
@mbrawthen 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely Ted Williams was the greatest hitter who ever lived… …The Splendid Splinter‼️👍🏽❤️Ted’s swing was sooo sweet😘
@kenmarsh2668 Жыл бұрын
As a young teenager in the late 50’s, can you image, I was at Fenway watching my two baseball heroes, Williams and Berra. As a Sox’s fan, I did not like the Yanks but I will not forget watching, Williams, Jensen, Reynolds, Malzone, Mantle, Maris, Berra, Boyer and the other greats of those two teams of that time in American baseball playing on the same field. For an old guy in his late seventies it is still an up front memory.
@sanbornolsen Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday
@garymorris1856 Жыл бұрын
A great story.
@Gregory-sm9pf 9 ай бұрын
Great story, best of health to you sir
@kenmarsh2668 9 ай бұрын
@@Gregory-sm9pfthank you and the best to you. Regards Ken
@Gregory-sm9pf 9 ай бұрын
@@kenmarsh2668 👍
@buckfan1969 5 жыл бұрын
There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived.
@banking-cartelmedia-cartel7206 5 жыл бұрын
And greatest ass hole
@williamsuberalles9558 4 жыл бұрын
@@banking-cartelmedia-cartel7206 he wasn't a asshole that belongs to Cobb
@Thefvkingoat 4 жыл бұрын
Banking-Cartel Media-cartel that is Cobb he was a great man
@allentwillie192 3 жыл бұрын
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@itsmadara7846 Жыл бұрын
@@williamsuberalles9558 🤡🤡🤡
@koko-pu5vn Жыл бұрын
Only America could produce a Ted Williams. The greatest hitter who ever lived and quite a guy!!
@jedward5155 10 ай бұрын
The days when humility meant more than vanity.
@hillsofwi 10 ай бұрын
When sports were watchable.
@alt777-in9lw 9 ай бұрын
@@hillsofwi And not woke!
@lorettanericcio-bohlman567 9 ай бұрын
@@alt777-in9lwgive it a rest. One can be humble and evolve
@alt777-in9lw 9 ай бұрын
@@lorettanericcio-bohlman567 Go back to sleep and stay in your little dream world of delusion.....As far as rest. I thank you for kind thoughts concerning my health but I entered into rest a long time ago through Jesus Christ. If you're awake you won't be woke
@bemore1134 9 ай бұрын
True. One can also be humble and DEVOLVE, as well.
@jakejohansen1889 5 жыл бұрын
I love Ted Williams. I'm so glad this homer is on film.
@walterdanielswalter.r.dani7628 9 ай бұрын
I was 10 yrs old that day at Fenway. our Little League team was attending the game. of course, being from the Boston area. every kid around admired the slugger. To this very day I can close my eyes and I'm there. Later Ted always put on a show at the Sportsmans' Show", and my father took me every year. Dad was a WW2 fighter pilot and so was Ted, so there was a strong connection there as well
@jimc.goodfellas226 Жыл бұрын
A true American original. RIP Ted Williams
@gmaneis 9 ай бұрын
In 1960, I watched Ted hit seven consecutive batting practice home runs out of the enormous playing field at the first Comiskey Park in Chicago. I was 13 then, and thought it was a big deal, but it was probably just a typical warmup for that amazing athlete. I had loved watching him since the year before, when I saw him playing pre-game catch with Pumpsie Green, the first Black player on a Bosox roster. That's when I knew Ted was not only the greatest player I ever saw, but also a great man. So great to be reminded of those memories. Thank you.
@williamcurtin5692 9 ай бұрын
One of the great moments in baseball history.
@derkardinal9781 9 ай бұрын
Arguably the greatest pure hitter in Major League Baseball history.
@donjennings9034 9 ай бұрын
2nd best.
@derkardinal9781 9 ай бұрын
@@donjennings9034 well, I said "arguably." Personally, I think Babe Ruth was the best.
@donjennings9034 9 ай бұрын
@@derkardinal9781 Yeah, I know you did, that was my argument. lol I've got the Splendid Splinter right in between Ruth and Gehrig.
@maverickcheston8874 5 ай бұрын
Ted Williams is the best hitter in Baseball history.
@chuckboskovich9853 8 ай бұрын
I was so glad that I got to see him play. I was 10 years old and saw him play at municipal stadium cleveland.
@davids.reynolds4883 9 ай бұрын
I've always been proud that I shared Ted Williams' birthday--Aug. 30. I grew up near Boston and would sometimes go see the Red Sox and play at Fenway. An unforgettable experience. There was simply no hitter who had the consistent elegance and power of the Splendid Splinter.
@somebeachtoo 9 ай бұрын
Always liked I shared his name. Dad was a big baseball fan....obviously.
@masonrahal6980 5 жыл бұрын
Would have bee an epic MLB moment had he tipped his cap to acknowledge the hometown fans after nearly 20 years. Stubborn mule. God bless Teddy Ballgame.
@BarneyHunter12 4 жыл бұрын
He did finally did do it in the 1999 All Star Game. In front of the Fenway Faithful.
@TheBatugan77 Жыл бұрын
@@BarneyHunter12 Beautiful moment. Him and Tony Gwynn especially... as a San Diego Padres season ticket holder, I got to see the two Padres share a moment for the ages.
@slashertrav 9 ай бұрын
Imagine being the best hitter of all time, arguably, and still missing 5 of your prime years due to military service
@gredw6733 9 ай бұрын
I would not argue.
@tomfilipiak3511 9 ай бұрын
He was a true American,hero,we’re are they today!Draft dodgers,scum,we all owe this country a debt!
@superbrownbrown 2 ай бұрын
*Ted Williams was the best fighter pilot we ever had.*
@MarkKrauklis 9 ай бұрын
Williams was in a class by himself; I SWEAR, the man was BORN to hit!!Thanh-you Ted!!! R.I.P.🇺🇲🥰🇺🇲🥰🇺🇲🥰🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
@johntoomey357 2 жыл бұрын
Best pure hitter in history
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Mickey Mantle said the same thing about Williams
@roncaruso931 Ай бұрын
Watching Williams swing is beauty. Gives me chills even today. He was the greatest hitter who ever played the game.
@harryfranzreb6743 9 ай бұрын
I hope the person to whom I gave my Ted Williams' autographed baseball cherishes it more than ever.
@OldDood Жыл бұрын
People need to read the book: "Seasons to Remember: The Way It Was in American Sports 1945-1960" By Curt Gowdy. Fantastic read. Not a long book at all but it shows the old times before super huge salaries. When athletes loved the game. Curt Gowdy knew Ted Williams personally. He has a good read on Ted. And of course many others from back in those days.
@kennethcurtis1856 9 ай бұрын
Don't for one minute believe that owners AND players have not always looked at baseball as a business. What do you think the Black Sox scandal was about.
@gregorysullivan7913 9 ай бұрын
I heard, that in his prime, he could see the threads on the ball when it was coming. The greatest hitter of all time!
@212Roger 8 ай бұрын
20/10 vision
@tomthrower3245 7 ай бұрын
He told Tony Gwynn he could smell it when he fouled tip
@forwardobserver2048 7 ай бұрын
20-10 vision
@mikelugo848 Жыл бұрын
What he didn't throw his bat 20 feet in the air and stand at the plate watching it, when he ran the bases he didn't taught the other team by dancing around like a clown, this is when they had pride and respect for everyone at the stadium
@alt777-in9lw 9 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@tomfilipiak3511 9 ай бұрын
No,matter what,he was one of the greatest,hitters of all time mad probably,the best ever!I was born in 1948,and saw him,a lot!Great,fisherman,and I love to fish!
@kenlagasse2155 4 жыл бұрын
Funny how a 2:37 video can cause major goosebumpitis !!!
@tomharrison6607 3 жыл бұрын
yes simply amazing what a stroke he had his swing is like a piece of art or a moving song awesome simply awesome there goes the greatest hitter who ever lived
@danielheartfire614 3 жыл бұрын
Do you folks think Ted had Ptsd? And that maybe he was not always super crowd oriented because of that? He was a great fighter pilot both with piston types and early jets as I understand and saw alot of combat in two wars. Came back for Korean War at the height of his baseball fame he took off to defend our soldiers who were desperately in retreat. To me he was a hero for that stuff more than baseball. He seemed tough as nails!!
@lawrenceray3545 3 жыл бұрын
He did not see combat during World War II. He got a lot of airtime though. So he was prepared for the Korean War.
@gregorylunsford3991 3 жыл бұрын
He set the high mark for Aerial Gunnery where he taught Pilots how to shoot during WWII. And I think that record might still stand.
@jayrusnak Жыл бұрын
Ted was either bi-polar or had some other kind of mental illness which resulted in his very short fuse. His children all said in interviews something to that effect.
@gregamerson9172 Жыл бұрын
Ted was the man John Wayne wanted to be
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
I agree
@margaretjiantonio939 10 ай бұрын
I had a crush on Ted Williams. He was so good-looking. I was 12 years old at the time and a Yankee fan.
@robertwaid3579 5 ай бұрын
What can a Fan of the Game. Say except Hey until now. Id never seen or even heard of this Time altering Moment in Baseball ⚾⚾. IT was in 1964, that My Dad gave Me my very first Baseball Mitt and got me involved in the Greatest Game. From then on, I was involved with it for Thirty Five years of Playing and staying envolved with it. So this Clip is a reminder of How spectacular and Special the Game Had always been. As for Ted Williams and His immortal image. There was No One Better or Greater than He in His Era. Thank You Again for the Reminder.
@Davidtibi4353 2 ай бұрын
In 1949 he had an on base streak of 84 games, still the record, no one has come close other than DiMaggio the year of his 56 game hitting streak, he had 74 consecutive games on base that year
@Atlantis1789 7 ай бұрын
One of my clients during WW2 roomed with Ted Williams for Flight School at Amherst College. Said he was a down to earth guy, friendly, no pretenses or airs or attitudes, just did his job like everybody else. My client, now 94, flew off carriers on patrol looking for the enemy fleet. Days of flying and seeing nothing. Finally they saw a fleet and all hell broke loose, fighters going up and fighters going down, my man dove at a destroyer, strafed the tower and knocked it out and the other guys hit the engine room. He said he checked his plane when he landed on the carrier and it was all shot up. THESE GUYS SAVED OUR LIVES!
@prisonersforprofit 10 ай бұрын
williams missed 5 years in his prime due to world war II and the korean war. he'd miss another season's worth of games due to injuries, and he still hit 521 home runs along with a lifetime .344 batting average. he could have challenged babe ruth in home runs with those 6 extra years.
@slashertrav 9 ай бұрын
No doubt about it.
@dr.andreww.mintojnr.1059 4 ай бұрын
Oooooh! I so miss Boston baseball - even though I never had the opportunity to see Ted Williams I have so many memories of Fenway Park -all the greats and not-so-greats - but the atmosphere? WOW! Oh how I wish for a return!
@williamcornelison4721 9 ай бұрын
I saw Stan the Man hit many home runs out of Sportsman Park. He hit it out of the park to Broadway AVE.... Kenny Boyer gave us thrills too.....
@stepinfetchit9394 6 ай бұрын
He was who he was - not the warmest and fuzziest - just Ted. But one HELL of a ball player! And a good man.
@barrywainwright3391 3 жыл бұрын
A baseball card set was dedicated to him in 1959. I had some and which I had them now. Ted was an amazing talented professional and a true American patriot who served in WW2. Not too many are capable of batting .400 like him.
@buckfan1969 2 жыл бұрын
I had some of those cards. That's how I first learned about Williams.
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Tha hitting over 400 in a season may never be broken
@garthfriedberg5666 Жыл бұрын
As you know, nobody has since him.
@markdawson7490 10 ай бұрын
I have the set all but one card if you want to buy it.
@williamcurtin5692 9 ай бұрын
I have his 1958 displayed prominently. Season average .388. Career average .350. And turning 40 shortly.
@larrypower8659 10 ай бұрын
The last series of the season was on the road (either Washington or New York, I don’t recall which) but Ted was not planning to go. Broadcaster Curt Gowdy was the only other person who knew that. Under 10,000 people were at the game. Today you’d meet over 100,000 who were there!
@vincentrobinson3078 9 ай бұрын
I understand why hitters like Williams and Mike Schmidt were great home run hitters. If you look at their smooth , fluid swings at the plate, you can see how they made the ball travel so far- outta here !!!
@paul-baseballcollector 2 жыл бұрын
I love his facial expression and what he says at 1:07 lol. Great humble guy, loved the game.
@jayrusnak Жыл бұрын
Ted was many things, but humble about his baseball ability wasn't one of them. 😀
@TheBatugan77 Жыл бұрын
@@jayrusnak Yes, he actually was.
@jayrusnak Жыл бұрын
@@TheBatugan77 Which is why he would be in the batting cages shouting out how he was the greatest hitter ever? Uh huh.
@mrartician5250 3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I watched that game and will never forget that homer. Seems Boston has a way of producing pro sports GOATs.
@Trevor.OKeefe 3 жыл бұрын
Nah. They just got all the $$$ so they buy the best players
@JessCorey 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, Producing would mean Born and Raised or trained or went to school there....not plucked up..Thank San Diego for building him so well that teams took notice...
@robertboydiiido-bolsa7531 Жыл бұрын
@@JessCorey Then we have to thank Perry Sound for the hockey GOAT and French Lick, Indiana for basketball's greatest, but they all played for Boston.
@JessCorey Жыл бұрын
@@robertboydiiido-bolsa7531 there's no harm in acknowledging their contributions either, it's like saying only the Chicago Bulls get to benefit from Michael Jordan and North Carolina had no part in making him the player that he became which is patently false.
@SwampDonkey64 Жыл бұрын
Oh good, you were there. So did it hit what is today’s RED seat?
@frankderryberry1412 3 жыл бұрын
Look at that form. My god .
@MHB48615 3 ай бұрын
Most everyone knows that Ted Williams was a military aviator. He was John Glenn’s wingman in Korea. They flew many combat missions together and Glenn gave him much praise as a pilot. I heard that William’s commanding officer was once asked if Williams was as good a pilot as he was a hitter. His response was: NO ONE has EVER been that good a pilot.
@jeffreyjacobs390 4 ай бұрын
Ted played for MY TEAM'S RIVAL, HATED WHINERS, WOEFUL & WONDERING HOW it took 86 years Boston Red Sox ...... that error in assignment of a class, Patriot & God blessed player ..... did not tip the cap, did not grin or gaze at the Opposing Pitcher - he was better than that - Liked him despite his being on Boston - his number #9 .... like Maris, Hit Lefty, Like Maris ! Did it well this game of Baseball - for years and shear all around talent ! DiMaggio and he were premiere players in that age. GBjj
@Anthonyprinciotti Жыл бұрын
""The papers said that the other players, and even the umpires on the field, begged him to come out and acknowledge us in some way, but he never did and he did not now. Gods do not answer letters." - John Updike, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu", Oct. 22, 1960.
@Serrafimo_Spang 9 ай бұрын
When I was 14 yo my coach showed a film of TW to teach batting technique. It sunk in. I hit 349 that year. He, Mantle and Clemente were my idols then. TW's last at bat was unforgettable.
@chazbo0715 Жыл бұрын
During WWII while a Marine Aviator he ended up as a flight instructor. Called back into service for Korea he flew combat missions in an F80 (?) and actually crash landed once
@teller1290 Жыл бұрын
F9F Panther jet
@forwardobserver2048 7 ай бұрын
My Dad knew Ted from MAW Marine Air Wing. Caught his attention at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore pre game warmups 1959.
@geoffnelson4777 10 ай бұрын
Importantly, this was not the last game of the season. They were going on the road the next day but Williams didn't travel with the team. What player, though, doesn't want his last hit to be a home run. Credit goes to Teddy Ballgame.
@charltonjohns8087 3 жыл бұрын
Ted Williams is a top 5 greatest athletes in any sport to come up short..No championships
@ianreed9571 3 жыл бұрын
Ty Cobb, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Dan Marino, Barry Sanders, Charles Barkley to name a few.
@34Packardphaeton 3 жыл бұрын
@@ianreed9571 ... Gilbert Pereault, Marcel Dionne...
@briangriffin69 2 жыл бұрын
Mike Trout will soon be added to that list
@christopherseat9871 Жыл бұрын
The key to hitting is speed and get a pitch to hit. Ted Williams
@richrumbaugh7235 Ай бұрын
He Was the BEST EVER !!!
@tomsmith5216 9 ай бұрын
The perfect end to a great career by the best hitter I ever saw.
@Classicrocker6119 Жыл бұрын
An incredible piece of baseball history here. And a year later some guy named Maris hit a historic home run of his own.
@chasbodaniels1744 Жыл бұрын
Off this same pitcher, Jack Fisher, right?
@Classicrocker6119 Жыл бұрын
@@chasbodaniels1744 Maris hit homer 61 off of Tracy Stallard
@chasbodaniels1744 Жыл бұрын
@@Classicrocker6119 Yes, but Fisher gave up Rogers #60.
@steveperry1344 9 ай бұрын
i got to see ted williams play in a game in his final season. my dad took my brother and i to our first red sox game, i was 10 years old.
@jamesanthony5681 Жыл бұрын
John Updike wrote about his last game in a New Yorker article titled, ' *Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu* .' An excellent read with a great closing sentence.
@stormwarnings7909 4 ай бұрын
That was class all the way!
@cubfan69kmz85 3 ай бұрын
The dude seemed like pure class. No showboating running around the bases, just a brisk trot around the bases and then he disappears into the dugout. Now I know today’s ball players are wired differently, but guys like Acuna are showboats. Man, act like you’ve been there before. Whatever, I guess. I have accepted how players today act, but I can’t say I like it.
@johnevans5434 3 жыл бұрын
A true American hero!
@joshthegreat2311 2 жыл бұрын
After joe louis
@johnherlihy4739 10 ай бұрын
Definitely!👍
@steveroe6771 8 ай бұрын
Ted Williams had an American trailblazer for his wingman in Korea. Just some guy named John Glenn. Got that tidbit of info from his museum in Hernando, Florida. The museum's name is "The Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame."
@gregorylunsford3991 3 жыл бұрын
Did You Know ? His first at bat as a Major League Ball Player with Boston was a Home Run. It was Spring Training and his first time up in A Boston Red Sox. I believe it was at a College ball Field in the Boston area.I remember reading about this somewhere many years ago.
@bemore1134 9 ай бұрын
That's hard to believe. A spring training game in the north would've been very late in the exhibition season, just before the regular season starts. He would've had many ABs before that. And he was sent back to the minors during his first spring training, which would've been well before they headed north. Just doesn't seem to add up.
@lawrencefried5027 11 ай бұрын
Hey Jack Fisher! You spoke at a B'nai Brith event somewhere in Queens during your time with the Mets. How time flies.
@User39. 9 ай бұрын
Sweetest swing ever
@Mynamesalexa 9 ай бұрын
😮 The Splendid Splinter
@dpeatebc7265 4 ай бұрын
I saw Ted Williams pinch hit a single at the 1960 All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. I also saw Stan Musial pinch hit a home run. Willie Mays was by far the most dominant player on the field that day.
@alanstrong55 10 ай бұрын
Ted showed that it is only wise to be not afraid of the odds
@THEhorihito 9 ай бұрын
"Never before seen except for the hundreds of times this documentary ran on broadcast television" should be the title.
@j.philiplarson2064 9 ай бұрын
I got to see him play in Boston...I feel priviliged, and I'm not a Red Sox fan...
@jayrusnak Жыл бұрын
As far as I'm concerned Ted rates ahead of even Cobb, Ruth, and Gehrig as greatest LH hitter ever. None of those guys ever saw a slider, the shift, a black pitcher, or many pitches that went faster than 85 mph. Also he was pretty slow. If he had Cobb's speed, he probably hits .380 every year. Also--If Ted doesn't miss 4+ years of his prime he sets every record there is. Not to mention Fenway was a deathtrap for a left-handed power hitter. If he plays in Yankee Stadium, he probably hits 900 homers.
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Good point on missing 4 years of his prime to military service what kind of records he have
@teller1290 Жыл бұрын
@@seanohare5488 five
@teller1290 Жыл бұрын
Dizzy Dean, Rapid Robert Feller...people weren't built any differently in 1951 than 1921-31. Fanatical players had been staying up nights trying to make baseballs do weird things since 1870 anyway. Bible says "there's nothing new under the sun." Point is, I think people knew how to make balls move by '20s.
@jayrusnak Жыл бұрын
@@teller1290 They didn't pitch the same way. Pitchers didn't throw max effort all the time because they knew they were going to be called on to go 9 every time out. Maybe they all could have hit 95 like everyone can today but we'll never know. Fact is, they didn't try. And it's a documented fact that the slider didn't come into widespread use until the 50's.
@teller1290 Жыл бұрын
@@jayrusnak damn, everyone should've been hitting .350 annually. No big deal, huh? Anyone ever compared avg batting avg over generation with avg from other generations?
@user-kg2fz4xo2x 9 ай бұрын
True Greatness!
@velodus Жыл бұрын
It's pretty crazy that only 10,000 people were there for that game, these days it'd have not only been a sellout, it would have been the priciest game of the season.
@kvernon1 9 ай бұрын
That was a typical Fenway Park attendance in those days. Boston hadn't contended for the pennant since 1949 and wouldn't again until 1967. A huge difference from today where a sell-out is practically the norm.
@GrikWorldNomad 9 ай бұрын
Class act
@lar7905 3 ай бұрын
Bob Costas did a good impersonation of Ted . He was great .
@dsauce223 Ай бұрын
The greatest hitter of all time as far as I'm concerned. Ted himself would have said it was Joe Jackson though, that's just the man that he was.
@sherrilldean211 9 ай бұрын
❤ THE HUMBLE GREATNESS
@nala3038 9 ай бұрын
My nostalgia meter just blew up!
@tomrichter244 9 ай бұрын
I am shocked that fo d his last home game EVER, the Stadium wasn't sold out. Wow
@jeffreygallardo5404 Жыл бұрын
It's Ted Williams last game ever and the ball park was not packed? That just sounds disturbing and so wrong of fans. It should have been packed
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
I agree Boston fans may not have liked Williams personality but you have to admire his hitting prowess some say the greatest cold hard facts
@OldDood Жыл бұрын
People did not know it was his last time until that day.
@rogeredmunds5806 10 ай бұрын
It was a mid-week day game.
@alt777-in9lw 9 ай бұрын
The Sox weren't that good then so that didn't help. It was only after 1967 that things changed.
@hitchinaride1972 7 ай бұрын
@@alt777-in9lw1967 Impossible Dream Season opened the floodgates or should I say turnstiles.
@MrJazzohjazz 3 жыл бұрын
Great hitter
@fugetaboutit2050 9 ай бұрын
Just visited FENWAY AND THERE IS A RED SEAT that shows where Ted hit that ball
@jarod5655 Жыл бұрын
So dope how he never tips his hat
@Retepsedail3 8 ай бұрын
OK, OK It's been said that every Red Sox fan that was a young adult in 1960 will say he was at the game. Well I WAS at the game and it was a great story. It was my first year of law school and the school year had just begun. So I had a major decision to make. Go to class or go to Fenway. Fenway won the argument. I got to the game in the 7th inning, walked into the bleachers for nothing and as I was looking for a good seat, I SAW MY BROTHER! He was going to medical school at the time and didn't want to miss what we both perceived might well be Teddy Boy's last baseball appearance ever. My brother told me that Ted had hit a long fly to right earlier in the game but the wind held it up. Well, it's ancient history now, but Ted came up in the bottom of the eighth and did what all 10,000 in Fenway were hoping for. I'm 84 and have been fortunate to see many great sports moments but that home run in the bottom of the eighth is at the top of my sports ladders. What a thrilling and unforgettable moment!!!
@Theisnation212 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wondered if he didn’t want to tip his cap or come out for a curtain call because he was tearing up and didn’t want to admit it
@teller1290 Жыл бұрын
Nah, Ted was always ...eccentric.
@christopherbarker181 9 ай бұрын
Ted Williams loved the outdoors and he was a great hunter. I know a young man and have watched him from an early age and he loves hunting more than anything and he didn’t even have to try in high school to bat 400 or better. He could flat out hit the cover off the ball. I wonder if this is why Ted Williams could see the threads on the ball?😊
@ata5855 9 ай бұрын
he had better than 20-20 vision
@CraigerAce 8 ай бұрын
He was one cantankerous son of gun. Maybe had a good reason, I don’t know. But he was the greatest hitter that ever played the game of baseball.
@PrinceFlynnRider Жыл бұрын
Ted was furious with the crowds for cheering him when he hit well but booing him when he struck out. That's why he refused to come out for a curtain call or raise his hat.
@vestibulate 3 жыл бұрын
When Williams first came to Boston, he was so well disposed to the public that he would tip his cap by lifting it from the button. But the next few years saw him vilified as a draft dodger by the local press and jeered by the hometown fans. And being Ted Williams, once he soured on the media and the crowd, there was no turning back.
@writerconsidered Жыл бұрын
Wait what? Draft dodger? The man spent 3 yrs in WW2 and 2 yrs in Korea. What are you talking about?
@vestibulate Жыл бұрын
@@writerconsidered Williams was castigated in the Boston press at the outbreak of World War 2 because he claimed a deferment as the sole support of his mother. He successfully applied to his draft board for reclassification from 1-A to 3-A. The media in Boston turned against him and he received a flood of hostile mail. As a result the Quaker Oats company dropped his sponsorship contract. Williams never forgot this treatment. In fact, it helped define his attitude toward the Boston press. I'll spare you the names of some of the hacks who led this print media campaign. They really don't deserve to be remembered.
@teller1290 Жыл бұрын
@@writerconsidered and then I think they took his deferment away, leading to his volunteering.
@georgevincent1834 Жыл бұрын
WTF are you talking about? He fought in not just one but TWO fuckin' wars.
@bemore1134 9 ай бұрын
As if he didn't do enough in his life to deserve honor, he had much disdain for the media. Yet another reason to admire the guy.
@kevinpoveromo6324 8 ай бұрын
greatest hitter of all time .I was just a little too young to see him play
@joeharris3878 8 ай бұрын
Amazing ! Someone used a camera to record a motion picture of a ballgame in 1960, had the film developed soon after, I assume, then the movie was not watched until some sixty years had passed ! Weird
@donsena2013 7 ай бұрын
"That's the greatest hitter I ever saw !" -- Babe Ruth (in retirement) on Ted Williams
@user-jx6yd7ok9r 8 ай бұрын
Saw him in 1960 against the old Washington Senators. I grew up in Washington . I think he hit 2 singles that day
@kevinmiller6324 3 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see the entire game on KZfaq.
@andytam1811 9 ай бұрын
Perhaps I'm old school ... this is the right way to run the bases after a home run.
@sneakerfacevids441 8 ай бұрын
This, that, AND the other ???!! How could it be the other ??!!?
@sdgakatbk 9 ай бұрын
I love Ted but that's actually sad that he couldn't do it that time.
@chrismaurer2075 8 ай бұрын
Can you imagine what Ted would be making in todays game ? Plus he would have at least a hundred more HR's since the fence's are a lot closer to homeplate now .
@damohanson5393 Ай бұрын
And the designated hitter rule ? You can only imagine the possibilities.
@larryhatcher8927 Жыл бұрын
The thing that has always made me wonder......This is William's last game. One of the greatest players in the game. Yet there were only 10,000 people at the game. I don't understand that at all
@michaelturcotte5684 Жыл бұрын
September 29, 1960, was a Thursday, and it was a day game.
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Kind of pathetic really
@bauerj3398 10 ай бұрын
@@seanohare5488 pathetic that 35000 people back then were not in a position to take time off from work and school to attend a baseball game?
@TheRealLaughingGravy 10 ай бұрын
Lousy weather that day.
@jujifrogge5605 10 ай бұрын
@@TheRealLaughingGravy Plus, the Sox were terrible at the time
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