Ted Williams: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Biographies include Edwin Pope, Ted Williams (1970); The Ted Williams Reader, edited by Lawrence Baldassaro (1991); John Holway, The Last .400 Hitter: The Anatomy of a .400 Season (1992); and Edward Linn, Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams (1993, reissued 1994).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Masters - Ted Williams. Oct 13, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 26, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at UMaine - Ted Williams Interview about 1954 World Series (PDF). Nov 01, 2025
Article revised and media added. Jul 03, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Ted Williams: An American Legend. Oct 26, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 16, 2024
Add new Web site: MLB - 5 notable facts about Splendid Splinter's life and career. Dec 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Baseball Almanac - Ted Williams Stats. May 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Society for American Baseball Research - Ted Williams. Dec 22, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Site of Ted Williams Foundation. Nov 04, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Site of Ted Williams. Jan 31, 2019
Replaced photograph. May 23, 2018
Add new Web site: Los Angeles Times - Baseball's Last .400 Hitter Dies. Dec 21, 2016
Add new Web site: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Ted Williams Looks Back. Dec 20, 2016
Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - Teddy Ballgame made Fenway memories. Dec 20, 2016
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Ted Williams, Baseball's Last .400 Hitter, Is Dead at 83. Dec 20, 2016
Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Ted Williams. May 21, 2014
Added mention of John Updike's famous line about Williams's last at-bat, as well as Williams's bynames "the Splendid Splinter" and "Teddy Ballgame." Feb 07, 2011
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - Biography of Ted Williams. Mar 02, 2009
Media added. Aug 08, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 08, 2008
Article revised. Jul 19, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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