Ted Williams won the 1941 American League batting title with a .406 batting Average.
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Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 and enlisted in the Naval Aviation Service on May 22, 1943.
Ted Williams did hit a cycle on July 12, 1946. Ted hit a cycle for the Red Sox which is the team with the cycles in the American League.
Every hitter who has opened the season going 1 for 1, 1 for 2, 2 for 3, 2 for 5, 4 for 10 and so on can claim to have hit .400 IN a season. Batting titles FOR a season are based on a minimum number of at bats. Ted Williams holds the distinction of being the last Major League Player to do so having hit .406 average (185 for 456) in 1941.
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams hit for an average of .406 in 1941 for the Boston Red Sox.
Ted Williams still holds the record as the last Major League player to hit .400 in a season. In 1941, he ended the season with a .406. No one has hit .400 since.
Ted Williams had a .406 batting average in 1941, 185 hits in 456 at bats.
No. They did not
Ted Williams won the 1941 American League batting title with a .406 batting Average.
.406
Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 and enlisted in the Naval Aviation Service on May 22, 1943.
It was at Cleveland, vs the Indians. The crowd attendance was 67,468. BTW he beat out Ted Williams that year for the MVP. Ted hit .406.
Ted Williams did hit a cycle on July 12, 1946. Ted hit a cycle for the Red Sox which is the team with the cycles in the American League.
Every hitter who has opened the season going 1 for 1, 1 for 2, 2 for 3, 2 for 5, 4 for 10 and so on can claim to have hit .400 IN a season. Batting titles FOR a season are based on a minimum number of at bats. Ted Williams holds the distinction of being the last Major League Player to do so having hit .406 average (185 for 456) in 1941.
Joe DiMaggio won it because Williams wasn't friendly with sportswriters, those who award the MVP award, and DiMaggio was friendly with the press.