The Splendid Splinter hit .406 in '46. So easy to remember!
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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.