Ted Williams

Ted Williams

2009
1h 15m
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"There Goes the Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived"

Overview

Born in 1918 in San Diego, Williams was a latchkey child from a broken home, raised by a mother more dedicated to the Salvation Army than to her two sons, and by a father who spent more time away from home than in it. Williams found salvation by doing the one thing he loved most: hitting baseballs. In his rookie season with the Red Sox, where he would spend his entire career as a player, Williams batted .327, socked 31 homers and led the league with 145 RBI. Over the next 21 years, despite losing five seasons of his prime to active service as a U.S. Marine Corps pilot, Williams hit 521 home runs, twice captured the Triple Crown, and became the oldest man ever to win a batting title. He finished his career with a .344 lifetime batting average, was the last man to hit over .400 in a full season, batting .406 in 1941, and was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
HBO Sports HBO HBO Documentary Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date July 15, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1471847
Website Visit Site

Cast

Claudia Williams
Claudia Williams

Self

Robert Redford
Robert Redford

Self

Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber

Narrator

Key Crew

Aaron Cohen
Writer
Aaron Cohen
Director
Margaret Grossi
Producer