TED WILLIAMS BATS .401

ted-williams-average-article-1.jpgThe “Splendid Splinter” Risks Mark in the Second Game of a Doubleheader!

The New York Times
September 29, 1941

The Sports page of the Times reports:“Batting Mark of .4057 for Williams. STAR GETS SIX HITS AS RED SOX SPLIT. Williams Becomes First Big Leaguer in 11 Years to Bat .400 or Better.”The great slugger of the Boston Red Sox gets six hits in a doubleheader on the final day of the 1941 regular baseball season thus becoming the first player since Bill Terry, in 1930, to hit over .400. Amazingly, no one has reached that high mark in either league since!  It’s interesting that Williams, who started the day with a .39955 average, and who went 4 for 5 in the first game of a doubleheader which put him over .400, risked losing that average by playing in the second game! The great competitor, however, went 2 for 3 thus assuring him of this incredible feat.

Also, a report on the upcoming Joe Louis-Lou Nova Heavyweight Championship Fight in New York City with photos of both fighters. And, there is plenty of news on the World War in Europe as the Germans advanced into the Soviet Union against Stalin’s forces.

This is the complete rag paper edition in superb condition and easy to handle without any fear of damage. Only around 90-100 of these non-acidic newspapers were printed by the Times in 1941.

$495

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Posted by mmitchell | Filed Under Sports History, All Historic Newspapers