#87 Ted "The kid" Williams, Leftfield, 22 yrs, Boston Red Sox
Monday, 10/23/1940 |
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| Ted Williams
The kid
8/30/1918
22
USA,CA,SAN DIEGO
6"3
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Leftfield
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5.0 Stars
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$ 300,000
1940 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 146 Days (318 total Days)
172 Day(s)
1 Year(s), 146 Days (318 total Days)
1 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 97 | 98 | 86 | 100 | 65 |
| Versus LHP | 71 | 83 | 79 | 100 | 61 |
| Versus RHP | 100 | 100 | 89 | 100 | 67 |
| Talent | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 3 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 3 (Range), .942 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/27 | @NYA | L 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/29 | NYA | W 7-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/30 | @PHA | L 8-9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/1 | PHA | W 9-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/4 | LAA | W 3-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
| 10/5 | LAA | L 6-12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/7 | @LAA | L 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/8 | @LAA | L 4-14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/9 | @LAA | W 7-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/11 | LAA | L 12-13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 153 | 517 | 175 | 40 | 8 | 40 | 139 | 142 | 177 | 60 | .338 | .505 | .679 | 1.184 | 1.464 | .340 |
| Projected | 153 | 517 | 175 | 40 | 8 | 40 | 139 | 142 | 177 | 60 | .338 | .505 | .679 | 1.184 | 1.464 | .340 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 150 | 701 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 351 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 190.8 | 14.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 152 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .456 | .566 | 1.022 |
| vs. RHP | 365 | 131 | 31 | 5 | 31 | 103 | 105 | 128 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .359 | .525 | .726 | 1.251 |
| Close/Late | 51 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .588 | .706 | 1.293 |
| Scoring Position | 122 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .352 | .558 | .648 | 1.205 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 75 | 255 | 90 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 79 | 69 | 80 | 33 | .353 | .503 | .698 | 1.201 |
| Road | 78 | 262 | 85 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 97 | 27 | .324 | .507 | .660 | 1.167 |
| March/April | 27 | 101 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 7 | .347 | .496 | .713 | 1.209 |
| May | 25 | 85 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 9 | .365 | .530 | .612 | 1.142 |
| June | 24 | 81 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 15 | .358 | .536 | .741 | 1.276 |
| July | 25 | 83 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 10 | .325 | .478 | .699 | 1.177 |
| August | 26 | 80 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 32 | 8 | .325 | .513 | .662 | 1.176 |
| Sept/Oct | 26 | 87 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 11 | .310 | .478 | .644 | 1.122 |
| Postseason | 6 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .320 | .393 | .760 | 1.153 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1939 | 125 | 438 | 130 | 30 | 6 | 35 | 97 | 101 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .424 | .632 | 1.056 | BOS,AL |
| 1940 | 153 | 517 | 175 | 40 | 8 | 40 | 139 | 142 | 177 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 2 | .338 | .505 | .679 | 1.184 | BOS,AL |
| Total | 278 | 955 | 305 | 70 | 14 | 75 | 236 | 243 | 277 | 2 | 10 | 133 | 3 | 3 | .319 | .469 | .658 | 1.127 | |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1940 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .393 | .760 | 1.153 |
| Total | 6 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .393 | .760 | 1.153 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 127 | 125 | 264 | 9 | 2 | 282 | 9 | .968 | 1092.0 | 2.32 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 26 | 25 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 6 | .891 | 218.1 | 2.27 | | | | |
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Had first career hit on 4/2/1939, off Bill Kalfass (PHA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1939, off Bill Bohrer (LAA)...
Hit for the cycle against Washington on 6/5/1939...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 7/12/1939...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1939, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Injured on 8/24/1939 with a Broken Ankle, out for full season...
Won Rookie Of The Year in 1939, hitting .297 with 35 HR, 97 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Washington on 4/25/1940...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1940, hitting .448 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1940, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 12 RBI...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .358 with 8 HR, 27 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1940, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 5 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
1939 - .424 - 8th
| SLG
1939 - .632 - 4th
| OPS
1939 - 1.056 - 4th
| Homeruns
1939 - 35 - 6th
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