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Events on Friday 30 August 1918 1
1918 – 2002Ted Williams (1918-2002)Died 5 July 2002, aged 83Ted Williams spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox and is regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. In 1941 he batted .406, and no player has reached .400 for a season since. His playing years were twice interrupted by military service as a pilot, in the Second World War and Korea.