Ted Williams, 1953 Ted Crash Lands Jet
date: label: Date made
content: c. 1958
name: label: depicted
content: Williams, Ted
label: maker
content: Fleer Corp.
label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: Associated Name
content: Boston Red Sox
label: maker
content: Fleer Corp.
notes: label: Description
content: Fleer baseball card from 1959’s “Baseball’s Greatest” series featuring Ted Williams. The series had 80 cards documenting events from the Red Sox player’s life. Theodore "Ted" Williams (1918-2002) played left-field for the Boston Red Sox from 1939-1960. His career was interrupted by military service in the Second World War (1943-1945) and Korea (1952-1953.) At the end of his playing days, Williams managed the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers. (1969-1972.)
label: Description
content: A native Californian, "Teddy Ballgame" left baseball as one of the sports all-time greatest hitters, finishing his career with a remarkable .344 career batting average. Williams remains the last player to hit for over .400 in a season, a feat he accomplished in 1941. The six time American League (AL) batting champion and four time RBI leader not only hit for average, but for power as well, leading the league in home runs four times. He twice achieved baseball's "triple crown," leading the league in all three major offensive categories (1942& 1947.)
label: Description
content: Williams served as an aviator in the U.S. military, finding himself in active combat during the Korean War. In 1953 his plane was hit by enemy fire and forced to crash-land.
label: Description
content: Williams was twice named the AL Most Valuable Player and was selected to 19 All-Star Games. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H.W. Bush in 1991.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Major League
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: Subject
content: Mexican Americans
label: Subject
content: Korean War, 1950-1953
label: Subject
content: Pilots
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.026.08
label: catalog number
content: 310547.26.08
label: accession number
content: 310547
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Card, Baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm