Ted Williams
“There Goes the Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived”
2009•G•1h 15m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Aaron Cohen
Writer
Aaron Cohen
Languages
English
Studio
HBO Sports
Cast
Claudia Williams
Self
Robert Redford
Self
Liev Schreiber
Narrator
Production
Company
HBO Sports
Company
HBO
Company
HBO Documentary Films
Producer
Margaret Grossi
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