This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 6/30/2005.
Perhaps the greatest hitter ever in baseball, Ted Williams was a larger than life figure who combined exceptional eyesight and patience. Williams had a glorious 19-year career with the Red Sox, appearing in 17 All Star Games. He was the first Rookie to lead the league in RBIs, and the last player to hit over .400 for the season (.406 in 1942). Williams led the AL in batting average, runs and total bases six times, in on base percentage twelve times, in slugging percentage nine times, in walks eight times, and in home runs and RBIs four times. The "Splendid Splinter" was a Triple Crown winner in 1942 and 1947, and was named the AL MVP in 1946 and 1949. Williams career was cut short by almost five seasons by his military service in WWII and in Korea. In his last season of 1960, Williams played in 113 games, hit .316 with 29 home runs, and had a slugging percentage of .645. In his final at bat, he hit his 521st home run. When he retired, he had played in 2292 games in 19 years and had a lifetime batting average of .344. Williams was elected to the Baseball HoF in 1966. On the left front tail of the jersey is the "Tim McAuliffe Inc." manufacturers tag. Attached to that are two additional manufacturers tags with the year "'60" and the jersey size "46" on them. Across the front of the jersey is "RED SOX." On the back of the jersey is the player number "9." All lettering and numbering is done in red on navy blue felt. There is an autograph in blue marker rating a strong 8 on the front left of the jersey. The jersey shows game use and appears to have no alterations of any kind. Accompanied by a LOA from Jimmy Spence of PSA/DNA.