| | | My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life |
Author: Ted Williams
March 1988 · Paperback
Pages: 320
An acclaimed best-seller, My Turn at Bat now features new photographs and, for the first time, Ted's reflections on his managing career and the state of baseball as it is played in the 1980s.
It's all here in this brilliant, honest and sometimes angry autobiography -- Williams' childhood days in San Diego, his military service, his unforgettable major league baseball debut and ensuing Hall of Fame career that included two Triple Crowns, two Most Valuable Player awards, six batting championships, five Sporting News awards as Major League Player of the Year, 521 lifetime homeruns and a .344 career batting average.
And Williams tells his side of the controversies, from his battles with sportswriters and Boston fans to his single World Series performance and his career with the declining Red Sox of the 1950s. |  |
| Ted Williams: A Baseball Life |
Author: Michael Seidel
Paperback · September 2000
Pages: 420
Ted Williams (1918-2002) was a paradox. His cool, controlled, and patient attitude while at the plate was incongruous with his explosive, unpredictable temper out of the batter's box. With a swing that was both admired and feared, Williams has been called the greatest hitter of the last half of the twentieth century and was perhaps the greatest left-handed hitter of all time.
In this Ted Williams biography Michael Seidel explores the complexities of the mercurial personality and amazing career of the near-mythic "Splendid Splinter."
With the death of Williams in the summer of 2002, baseball lost one of its true greats. Yet controversy continued to surround Williams in death as news of a bizarre family dispute over the fate of Williams's body captivated the country. In a new introduction to this edition, the author discusses the odd events surrounding the ballplayer's death and their significance to the legend of Ted Williams. | | |
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