The last player to hit .400 in the Major Leagues, Ted Williams
approached hitting as both an art and a science. Through his
discipline, drive, and extraordinarily keen eyesight, "The Splendid
Splinter" became the best hitter in baseball. From his early days
as a cocksure rookie for the Boston Red Sox, through his two Triple
Crown seasons, six batting titles, his service in two wars, and his
tenure as a Major League manager, Ted Williams forged an indelible
image in the minds of baseball fans. Yet Williams's public
resentment toward fans and, especially, the media, made him few
friends. Bruce Markusen presents the brilliant and often embittered
career of the man whose mission was to become the greatest hitter
of all time. A timeline, bibliography, and narrative chapter on the
making of Williams' legend enhance this biography.
It has been said that hitting is the hardest thing to do in
professional sports. "Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters" series
presents biographies on Greenwood's selection for the twelve best
hitters in Major League history, written by some of today's best
baseball authors. These books present straight forward stories in
accessible language for the high school researcher and the general
reader alike.
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