Ted Williams

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Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, wearing a uniform and cap, leans against a fence holding two baseball bats over his shoulder in a ballpark, circa 1950.

Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox follows through on a swing during a 1951 game against the Cleveland Indians, with a catcher crouched behind him and a crowd in the background.

Stages in the famous swing of Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams, who played in 1939–60.

What were the highlights of the 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game?

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American baseball player and manager

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What were the highlights of the 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game?

What were the highlights of the 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game?

Newsreel footage of highlights of the 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Video: Universal Newsreel/Internet Moving Images Archive (at archive.org)

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Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, wearing a uniform and cap, leans against a fence holding two baseball bats over his shoulder in a ballpark, circa 1950.

Ted Williams

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams, c. 1950.

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Ted Williams

Ted Williams

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams, 1940.

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (NPG.95.403)

Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox follows through on a swing during a 1951 game against the Cleveland Indians, with a catcher crouched behind him and a crowd in the background.

Ted Williams

Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams batting in a game against the Cleveland Indians,...

© Bettmann/Getty Images

Stages in the famous swing of Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams, who played in 1939–60.

Stages in the famous swing of Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams, who played...

AP/Wide World Photo; courtesy of the National Baseball Library

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