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Aaron, Hank
Abel, Eric
“Achieving the Impossible Dream” (Gould)
Agganis, Harry
Albright, Jimmie
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Ali, Muhammad
Allen, Bernie
Allen, Dee
Allen, Mel
All-Star games:1941, Detroit; 1946, Fenway, Boston; 1950, Chicago (Williams injured); 1953, Cincinnati; 1991, Toronto; 1992, San Diego; 1999, Fenway Park; 2002, Milwaukee; prestige, 1940s; Ted Williams Trophy
Anderson, Red
Andrews, Mike
Antonucci, Vince
Armagost, Bill
Aspromonte, Ken
Atlanta Crackers
Atlanta Journal
Auker, Elden
Balash, Tom
Baltimore Orioles
Bangor Daily News
Barrett, Red
“Baseball” (poem)
Barry, Eddie
baseball stadiums: Atlanta; Braves Field, Boston; Briggs Stadium, Detroit; Comiskey Park, Chicago; Fenway Park, Boston; Furlong Field, Hawaii; Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC; Lane Field, San Diego; Miller Park, Milwaukee; Nicollet Park, Minneapolis; Parkway Field, Louisville; Polo Grounds, New York; Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, DC; Seals Stadium, San Francisco; Shibe Park, Philadelphia; Ted Williams Field, San Diego; Wrigley Field, Los Angeles; Yankee Stadium, New York
Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY; statue of Williams
Baseball in 1941 (Creamer)
Bates College, Maine
Baton Rouge River Bats
Battey, Earl
Bauld, Harold J.
Baumann, Frank
Bean, Jack
Benson, R. O.
Berg, Moe
Berra, Yogi
Bertallini, Frank
Beverage, Art
Billings, Rich
Bingham, Howard
Blake, John
Bleeker, Rupert
Bolling, Milt
Booth, Clark
Bosman, Dick
Boston, MA; Braves Field; exhibition game, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, 1943; newspapers; newspapers, graft at; restaurants frequented by Ted Williams; Ted Williams Day; Ted Williams and sportswriters
Boston American; graft at; Johnny Orlando's series on Ted Williams; Lake, columnist for
Boston Braves; Field; World Series 1948
Boston Globe; letters supporting Ted Williams in spitting controvers; sportswriters at and Ted Williams's stories; Williams weekly column (with Jordan Ramin); Williams's columns, World Series, 1946
Boston Herald; Cunningham as columnist at
Boston magazine
Boston Phoenix
Boston Post
Boston Record; Egan and Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox: African American players; alcohol use by members; batboys; doctor; economics; equipment men (see also Orlando, Johnny; Orlando, Vinnie); managers (see Boudreau; Lou; Collins, Eddie; Cronin, Joe; Harris, Bucky; Higgins, Pinky; McCarthy, Joe; O'Neill, Steve; Williams, Dick); number 9 retired; Old-Timers Game, 1982; Opening Day Lineup, 1953; owner (see Yawkey, Tom); pennant and '67 World Serie; post-war baseball boom and; practice at Harvard; salaries; send-off for Ted Williams, Korean War, April 30, 1952; spring training, Sarasota, FL; spring training, Scottsdale, AZ; spring training, Winter Haven, FL; team, 1946; Ted Williams as batting instructor (1978–1993); Ted Williams at Fenway, longest homer of career, red seat memorializin; Ted Williams, final game; Ted Williams, induction into Hall of Fame; Ted Williams, 1939 season; Ted Williams, 1940 season; Ted Williams, 1941 season; Ted Williams, 1942 season; Ted Williams, 1946 season; Ted Williams, 1947–1951 season and line-up; Ted Williams, 1953 season, return after Korea and young team; Ted Williams, 1954–56 seasons; Ted Williams, 1957 season; Ted Williams, 1958–1960 seasons (closeout years); Ted Williams, post-retirement relationship; Ted Williams retirement, 1960; Ted Williams retirement speculation 1954; Ted Williams, scouting of; Ted Williams, sent to minors (1938); Ted Williams, signing of (1937); Ted Williams spitting controversy; Ted Williams, trade rumors; Ted Williams tribute, July 22, 2002; trades, 1952; trainer; TV coverage; uniform; World Series, 1946. See also Williams, Ted
Boston Transcript; transcript of Kaese's conversation with Williams
Boston Traveler
Boudreau, Lou
Boucher, Joseph
Bowering, George
Boyer, Clete
Brecheen, Harry
Breitbard, Bob
Brenner, Jerry
Brewer, Tom
Brinkman, Ed
Brodie, Clarence
Brookey, Mel
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brothers, Frankie
Brothers, Jack
Brown, Hank
Brown, Paul
Browne, Joy
Buchser, Edro
Buckley, Johnny
Buckley, Steve
Buddin, Don
Bulger, William
Bunning, Jim
Burdette, Lew
Burke, Joe
Bush, Donie
Bush, George
Butcher, John
Butland, Bill
Byrne, Tommy
Caldwell, Wos
Caligiuri, Fred
Camacho, Jimmy
Camacho, Joe
Cambridge Chronicle
Cannon, Jimmy
Carens, George
Carmichael, John P.
Carney, Mae
Carroll, Jimmy; Douglas MacArthur anecdote; drops in at Islamorad; Williams's final game
Carter, George
Cassanova, Paul
Cassidy, Al, Jr.
Cassidy, Al, Sr.
Cassie, Les, Jr.
Cassie, Les, Sr.
Castinetti, Phil
Cerrone, Pete
Chandler, Happy
Chapel Hill Clodbusters
Chapman, Sam
Charly, William
Chase, Ken
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Christian Science Monitor
Churchman, Bill
Cincinnati Reds
Claflin, Larry
Clearly, Billy
Cleveland Indians; 1948 Pennant; 1954 Pennant
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Coates, Jim
Cobb, Ty; stolen base record
Cochrane, Mickey
Cohen, Andy
Cohen, Jeff
Cohen, Sam
Coleman, Jerry
Coleman, Joe
Coleman, Joe, Jr.
Collier, Phil
Collier's magazine
Collins, Eddie
Consolo, Billy
Copeland, Al
Corcoran, Fred
Corea, Mary Jane
Cox, Casey
Craghead, Howard
Cramer, Doc
Cramer, Richard Ben
Creamer, Robert
Cronin, Joe: as president, American League; as Red Sox short stop and manager
Cronin, Maureen
Culberson, Leon
Cullen, Tim
Cunningham, Bill
Curley, James Michael
Curse of the Bambino (Shaughnessy)
Curtis, Clarence
Curtis, Edna
Curtis, Roy
Cushing, Frank
Cushman, Bill
Daly, Tom
Damon, Matt
D'Angelo, Arthur
Dark, Alvin
Davidson, Grace
Davis, Crash
DeFeo, Charlie
Dempsey, Jack
Detroit Tigers; Ted Williams at Briggs Stadium, May 3, 1939; Ted Williams at Briggs Stadium, All-Star Game, 1941; World Series
Diaz, Sara (aunt)
Dickey, Bill
Dickson, Murry
DiMaggio, Dominic; retirement; wife, Emily
DiMaggio, Joe; African American players and; All-Star Game, 1941; charity benefit anecdote; death; exhibition game, Fenway 1946; George Bush and; “Greatest Living Player” award; Hall of Fame; hitting streak, 1941, and rivalry with Ted Williams; image of; money and; MVP, 1941; MVP, 1947; 1937 season; personality; PCL and; retirement; as rookie; stats; at Toots Shor's; trade rumors; in World War II
DiMaggio, Vince
Doak, W.W. and Jerry
Dobson, Joe
Doby, Larry
Doerr, Bobby
Doherty, Robert
Donovan, Dick
Dorr, Luther
Dowd, John
Dreyspool, Joan Flynn
Drohan, Bernie
Dropo, Walter
Duffy, Earl
Duffy, Hugh
Dunn, Danny
Duplantier, Crozet
Duren, Ryne
Durkin, Joe
Durst, Cedric
Dussault, Ding
Dyer, Eddie
Dykes, Jimmy
Earnhardt, Dale
Eckert, Bill
Egan, Dave “The Colonel”; death
Ellis, Gary
Engle, Dave
Engle, Roy
Epstein, Mike
Eschen, Rich
Esquire magazine
Essick, Bill
Estram, Harold
Evans, Dwight
Evans, George
Evers, Hoot
Fadden, Jack
Farber, Sidney
Felker, Carl
Feller, Bob
Feller, Sherm
Fenety, Jack
Ferrell, Mark
Ferriss, Dave “Boo”
Finger, Barry
Finnegan, Huck
Fisher, Fat Jack
Fisk, Carlton
Fitzgerald, Ray
Fitzpatrick, Donnie
Flavin, Dick
Flynn, Ray
Ford, Whitey
Forrister, Al
Fowler, Dick
Fox, Frank
Fox, Nellie
Foxx, Jimmie
Gaffke, Fabian
Gagen, A. M.
Galehouse, Denny
Gallico, Paul
Garcia, Mike
Garciaparra, Nomar
Gard, Jack
Gee, Michael
Gehrig, Lou
Gehringer, Charlie
Gernert, Dick
Gerow, Stacia
Giambi, Jason
Gile, Don
Gillooly, John
Gleason, Jackie
Glenn, John
Gomez, Lefty
Goodman, Benny
Goodman, Billy
Gordon, Abby
Gordon, Joe
Gould, Stephen Jay
Gowdy, Curt
Grace, Buddy
Grace, Tom
Graham, Frank
Grant, Cary
Grayson, Harry
Greb, Red
Green, Pumpsie
Green, Warren
Greenberg, Hank
Gremp, Buddy
Grieve, Tom
Griffey, Ken, Jr.
Griffith, Clark
Griggs, Hal
Gross, Milton
Grove, Lefty
Gustafson, Einar
Gwynn, Tony
Hackenberg, Dick
Haefner, Mickey
Halberstam, David
Hammond, Tony
Hamon, Arthur “Buzz”
Hardy, Carroll
Harmon, Claude
Harridge, Will
Harris, Bob
Harris, Bucky
Harris, Mickey
Hartman, David
Hartman, Sid
Hatfield, Fred
Hawkins, Jim
Hawkins, Larry
Hawkins, Wynn
Hayes, Frankie
Healy, Paul
Heath, Jeff
Hebert, Wally
Heer, John
Heilmann, Harry
Hennessy, Irene
Henrich, Tommy
Herman, Babe
Hern, Gerry
Hernando, FL: Citrus Hills; contractor, Ted Johnson; Grand-Slam Marketing; “No-Name Storm”; Ted Williams's death in; Ted Williams's declining health in
Herrera, Manny
Higgins, “Pinky”
Higgins, Tim
Hiley-Self, Virginia
Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams (Linn)
Hobson, Butch
Hoffman, Tom
Hogerheide, Bill
Holmes, Tommy
Horgan, Tim; Hall of Fame induction controversy and; interview with blind fan
Hornsby, Rogers
Hoskins, Herb
Hotel Shelton, Boston
Houk, Ralph
House, Frank
Howard, Frank
Hriniak, Walter
“Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu” (Updike)
Hudson, Sid
Hughson, Tex
Hurwitz, Hy
Hutchinson, Freddie
Hynes, John B.
Interland, Brian
Islamorada, FL; fishing guides; growth of; hurricane of 1935; hurricane of 1960; painting of Dolores; painting of Ted Williams; Ted Williams in; Ted Williams house, Madeira; Ted Williams house, small; Ted Williams moves out
Jackson, Shoeless Joe
Jensen, Jackie
Jeter, Derek
Joe DiMaggio: The Golden Year, 1941
Johansen, Joe
John Glenn: A Memoir (Glenn)
Johnson, Bob
Johnson, Earl
Johnson, Floyd
Johnson, Randy
Johnson, Ted
Jones, Victor O.
Joyce, Joan
Jurges, Billy
Kaese, Harold
Kaline, Al
Kallas, Jimmy
Kallas, John
Kallas, Tony
Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Kasko, Eddie
Kaufman, Bob
Kaufman, Louise; cruise, Panama Canal, 1991; death; grandchildren of Ted Williams and; John-Henry and; love for Ted Williams; move to Citrus Hills; relationship with Ted Williams
Kaufman, Rob
Keane, Clif
Keegan, Bob
Keeler, Wee Willie
Keith, Cecil
Kell, George
Keller, Charlie
Kelley, Mike
Keltner, Autumn Durst
Keltner, Ke
Kennedy, Bob
Kennedy, John F.
Kennedy, Steve
Keough, Marty
Keriazakos, Constantine
Kinder, Ellis
Kiner, Ralph
Klem, Bill
Knight, Bobby
Knowles, Darold
Korean War; call-up of reserves, including Ted Williams; ceasefire; combat missions, Ted Williams; countryside, living conditions; crash, Ted Williams; crashes, baseball players; discharge, Ted Williams; Lloyd Merriman in; Marine aviation and; missions flown, baseball players; pilot training
Koster, Bill
Koufax, Sandy
Kovacs, Barbara
Kroner, Marvin
Lago, William
Lajoie, Nap
Lake, Austen
LaMesa Senior Slow-Pitch Softball League
LaMontagne, Armand
Lane, Bill
Larson, Don
Lasorda, Tommy
Lau, Charlie
Lawson, Roxie
Leahy, Chick
Leavitt, Bud
Lebovitz, Hal
Lefebvre, Lefty
Lemaire, Alfred W.
Lemler, Jerry
Lemon, Bob
Lenhardt, Don
Leonard, Dutch
Leonard, Robin
Lepcio, Ted
Lieber, Leslie
Lind, Carl
Lindia, Dottie
Lindia, Eddie
Lindia, Joe
Lindia, Muriel
Linn, Ed
Lipon, Johnny
Lobel, Bob
Lombardi, Vince
Long, Bob
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Hollywood Stars
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Times
Louisville Colonels
Lovely, Anita,
Lovio, Ted
Lucas, Jerry
Lucas, Jim
Luscomb, Rod
Lyons, Ted
MacArthur, Douglas
MacIntyre, Michelle Orlando
Mack, Connie
MacLean, Alex
MacPherson, Myra
Magruder, Walter
Mahoney, Neil
Malaney, Jack
Mantle, Mickey; competition with Ted Williams, 1957; MVP, 1957
Marchildon, Phil
Marciano, Rocky
Marichal, Juan
Maris, Roger
Martin, Billy
Martinez, Pedro
Mathias, Bob
Mattick, Bobby
Mattingly, Do
Mays, Willie
McCain, John
McCall, Windy
McCarthy, Dave
McCarthy, Joe
McCarthy, Ralph
McCormack, John W.
McCormick, Frank
McDermott, Maurice “Mickey”
McDonough, Will
McGowan, Bill
McGraw, John
McGwire, Mark
McKenney, Joe
McKinnis, Jerry
McLain, Denny
McWalter, Robert
Merriman, Lloyd
Metkovich, George
Mifflin, Eddie
Minneapolis Millers; barnstorming with Ted Williams; spring training, Daytona Beach; Ted Williams in
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Miramichi River, New Brunswick, Canada; Salmon Association
Miranti, Tricia
Miranti, Vicki
Mitchell, Jim
Monahan, Leo
Monbrouquette, Bill
Montgomery, Ruth
Moore, Gerry
Morgan, Tom
Mulligan, Dick
Mullin, Pat
Murphy, Calvin
Murray, Jim
Murtaugh, Danny
Musial, Stan
Myatt, George
Myer, Buddy
Nash, Gerry
Negro League
Nelson, Col. J. E.
Nen, Dick
Newark Bears
New Bedford Twilight League
Newbery, Don
Newson, Buck
New York Compass
New Yorker, The
New York Giants
New York Herald Tribune
New York Journal-American
New York Yankees; 1927 “Murderers Row ; 1939 season, Boston's games with; 1941 season; 1942 season; 1949 season, pennant win; 1950 season; 1956, August 7 game with Red Sox; 1957, September 19 game with Red Sox; 1960, pennant; 1971, final game against the Washington Senators; owner, Topping; at Somerset Hotel
New York World Telegram
Nichols, Rodney
Nicoll, Donald
Nicoll, George
Nixon, Richard
Nixon, Willard
Oakland A's
O'Connell, Dick
O'Connor, Brian
O'Day, George
O'Doul, Lefty
O'Loughlin, Jimmy; DiMaggio anecdote
Olson, Karl
O'Neill, Eugene
O'Neill, Steve
Orlando, Johnny
Orlando, Vinnie
Orr, Jack
Ortiz, Manny
Ott, Mel
Pacific Coast League (PCL). See also specific teams
Pagliaroni, Jim
Palmieri, Al
Parnell, Mel
Pascual, Camilo
Passeau, Claude
Patton, Gen. George S.
Pearson, Albie
Pellagrini, Eddie
Pensacola Naval Air Station, FL
Perry, Jim
Pesky, Johnny
Philadelphia Athletics; Ted Williams .406 record and
Philbrook, Frank R.
Piazza, Mike
Piersall, Jimmy
Pilarcik, Al
Pinelli, Babe
Pippin, Cotton
Pittsburgh Pirates
Polkinghorn, Liz
Pompano Beach, FL
Pope, Edwin
Porterfield, Bob
Povich, Shirley
Powers, Bill
Pratt, Leo
Price, S. L.
Prime, Jim
Princeton, MN
Prudhomme, Jacques
Psaute, Alice
Pytlak, Frankie
Rabb, Scott
Ramin, Jordan
Reedy, Billy
Reichler, Joe
Resnick, Phil
Rice, Grantland
Richards, Paul
Rigney, John
Ripken, Cal
Roberts, Ernie
Rodriguez, Alex
Rodriguez, Aurelio
Rogell, Billy
Rogers, Warren
Rogowski, Ted
Romolt, Jerry
Ruffing, Red
Rummill, Eddie
Runnels, Pete
Ruoff, Rick
Ruth, Babe; exhibition game with Ted Williams, 1943; 60 home run record
Ryan, Bob
Ryan, Mary Jane
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinals, World Series, 1946
Sair, Johnny
Sales, Bob
Sampson, Arthur
San Diego, CA: Hoover High School; Lane Field; Sharp Hospital; Ted Williams's childhood in; Ted Williams Field; Ted Williams Parkway
San Diego Padres
San Diego Union; series on Ted Williams (1960)
San Francisco Missions
Sarasota, FL; Red Sox spring training; spring training, 1938; spring training, 1939; spring training, 1941; spring training, 1942; spring training, 1957
Saturday Evening Post
Schoendienst, Red
Schreiber, Paul
Schumacher, Garry
Scott, Lee
Scottsdale, AZ, Boston Red Sox spring training
Sears, Roebuck and Company; Ted Williams Sears Sports Advisory Staff
Sewell, Rip “Showboat”; “eephus” pitch
Sharkey, Jack
Shaughnessy, Dan
Shave, Ed
Shellenback, Frank
Sherman, Steve
Shiver, Ivey
Short, Bob
Siegel, Arthur
Sievers, Roy
Silin, James A.
Simon, Lynette
Sisk, Raymond
Sisler, George
Slaughter, Enos
Smith, Red
Somerset Hotel, Boston
Sonnebend, Paul
Sosa, Sammy
Soule, Doris. See Williams, Doris Soule
Southard, Steve
Speaker, Tris
Sport magazine
Sporting News, The
Sports Illustrated; Ted Williams obituary
Springstead, Jack
Stange, Lee “Stinger”
Stehle, Daria
Stengel, Casey
Stephens, Gene
Stephens, Vern
Sterry, Evalyn
Stockdale, Grant and Alice
Stratton, Monty
Struthers, George H.
Sturdivant, Tom
Sullivan, Frank
Sullivan, George
Sullivan, John L.
Sullivan, Russell
Sullivan, Tim
Sununu, John
Susce, George
Sutter, John
Sutton, Peter
Swazey, Vin
Tabor, Jim
Tamposi, Sam
Tasby, Willie
Tauscher, Walter
Teammates, The (Halberstam)
Tebbetts, Birdie
“Teddy at the Bat” (poem)
Ted Williams Baseball Camp, Lakeville, MA,
Ted Williams Museum; Ted Williams; last public appearance at
Terry, Bill
Terry, Ralph
Terwilliger, Wayne
Texas Rangers
This Week magazine
Tiernan, Frank
Tobin, Maurice J.
Tomasco, Dawn [Hebding] and Sherri [Mosley] (grandchilden)
Tomasco, Steven
Topping, Dan
Topps baseball cards
Trimble, Joe
Trosky, Hal
Trout, Dizzy
Troy, Phil
Trucks, Virgil
Turley, Bob
Turner, Evelyn
Twyman, Jack
Tyler, Barbara
Umphlett, Tommy
Underhill, Emerson
Underwood, John
University of Maine, Orono
Updike, John
Valton, Joe “Gee Gee”
Vaughn, Arky
Vaughn, Porter
Vellante, John
Venzor, Danny
Venzor, Pedro (grandfather)
Venzor, Saul (uncle)
Verducci, Tom
Vermont Academy
Vernon, Mickey
Villarino, Joe
Voorhees, Hugh
Vosmik, Joe
Wagner, Charlie
Wagner, Hal
Wagner, Honus
Walker, Larry
Waner, Paul
Warren, Forrest
Washington Daily News
Washington Post
Washington Redskins
Washington Senators; American League Manager of the Year award (1969); coaches (1969); final game; hitting under Ted Williams; owner (see Short, Bob); spring training; Ted Williams as manager, rookie year (1969); Ted Williams as manager (1970 and 1971); as Texas Rangers, Ted Williams final year (1972); trades and Denny McLain; trainer
Washington Star
Watkins, Lewis
Webb, Mel
Weisbrod, Frank
Wells, Millard
Wertz, Vic
West, Max
Westeman, Paul
White, Russ
White, Sammy
White, Stephen
White, Steve
Wight, Bill
Wiley, Wilbert
Will, George
Williams, Bobby-Jo (daughter); behavior problems and marriage to Steven Tomasco; cryonics controversy and; father's will and estrangement; marriage to Mark Ferrell; relationship with John-Henry; settlement of will controversy
Williams, Claudia (daughter); father's death, John-Henry reconciliation, and cryonics
Williams, Danny (brother); death
Williams, Dick
Williams, Dolores Wettach (third wife); birth of Claudia; birth of John-Henry; interview with Don Newbery; in Islamorada; meets Ted Williams; painting of
Williams, Doris Soule (first wife): birth of daughter and Ted's absence; dating Ted; divorce from Ted; drinking problem; marriage to Ted
Williams, John-Henry Dussault (son); appearance; bankruptcy of; batting cage bought and baseball playing; Black Diamond Condo; cryonics and; death of father; eBay auction of flag; education; Grand-Slam Marketing, Ted Williams Store, Hitter.net, and other memorabilia businesses; leukemia of; takes over father's affairs and controls life; World Series rings controversy
Williams, Lee Howard (second wife); divorce
Williams, May Venzor (mother); decline and death; marriage and divorce; in Salvation Army; Ted's baseball career and; Ted's draft status and
Williams, Sam (father)
Williams, Sam (nephew)
Williams, Ted (nephew)
Williams, Ted (Theodore Samuel)
APPEARANCE: as child; clothing sizes; in 1938 and 1939, as rookie; in 1941; in 1946; in 1950, weight and height; in 1954; in 1961; in 1974; shoe sizes; as teenager
BASEBALL CAREER (AS PLAYER): advice from and questioning of older players by; African American players and; agent; Athlete of the Year, 1957; bats used; batter title race, 1958; bat throwing incident, 1958; Boston, bad-mouthing of and controversy; Boudreau Shift; business advisor; columns for Globe, World Series, 1946; Detroit's Briggs Stadium, as favorite place to hit; exercise routines; exhibition game with Babe Ruth, 1943; eyesight, exceptional; fans, heckling by, and responses; Fenway Park addition, as Williamsburg; firsts as a professional (at bat, hits, etc.); Hall of Fame; health; hiatus, military service, Korea; hiatus, military service, World War II; high school; hitting philosophy; hitting streak, 1941, and rivalry with Joe DiMaggio; home run, bottom of the ninth, All-Star Game, 1941; home run, “eephus pitch” All-Star game, 1946; home run, final hit, final game of career; home run, 500th of career; home run, 400th of career; home run, longest of career; home runs; home runs, grand slams; home runs, three-homer-games; image as loner; injuries; leftfield position; as legend; longest game; Mickey Mantle hitting rivalry, 1957; in Minneapolis Millers; MVP, 1946; MVP, 1949; nicknames; as number; pennant victory party, 1946, missing of, story; pitchers and pitchers mounds studied by; pitching by; power hitting of; practice; pressure felt by; private life and privacy; public adoration; public image problem, birth of daughter and; record, .406 batting average; Red Sox, final game; Red Sox, 1939 season; Red Sox, 1940 season; Red Sox, 1941 season (batting .406); Red Sox, 1942 season; Red Sox, 1946 season (and World Series); Red Sox, 1947–1951 seasons; Red Sox, 1952 (partial season); Red Sox, 1953 (return after Korea); Red Sox, 1954–56; Red Sox, 1957 (golden year, batting .388); Red Sox, 1958–1960 (closeout years); Red Sox, Old-Timers Game, 1982; Red Sox scouting of; Red Sox signing (1937); retirement, 1960; retirement speculation, 1954; rightfield position; Rogers Hornsby as coach and; sacrifice fly rules and; in San Diego Padres; semipro; sliders hit by; spitting controversy; sportswriters on and critics of; sportswriters, women, interviews; spring training; stance; start of pro career (1939); stats, career; stats, compiled by Eddie Mifflin; stats, high school; stats, Minneapolis Millers; stats, 1939; stats, 1940; stats, 1941; stats, 1942; stats, 1946; stats, 1947–1951; stats, 1953; stats, 1954; stats, 1955; stats, 1956; stats, 1957; stats, 1959; stats, 1960; stats, San Diego Padres; swing (left-handed); threats of quitting; trade rumors; trainer, Jack Fadden and; tributes and legacy; Triple Crowns; umpires, help from; uniform; walks, career stats; World Series, 1946
CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY: abstention from alcohol and cigarettes; alcohol and drinking, later life; alligator story; anger and mercurial moodiness; autograph; baseball, passion for; “Bush” as name for everyone; cars owned by and driving habits; cockiness or arrogance of; complexity of; challenges and baiting, responses to; daily routine; discipline and; empathy of, and as soft-touch; energy of; enthusiasm for life; fairness, lack of racial prejudice, and generosity; fame and; fast eating; as hero; humor of; kids and; immaturity of; integrity and intelligence; language and profanity used by; male role models and father figures for; nonconformity, outrageous behavior, and eccentricity; pigeon shooting; political conservatism and friends in high places; pseudonym; psyching himself up; Public Ted; quiet lifestyle; softening disposition; talking baseball; talking to excess, and motormouth reputation; teeth-grinding
CHARITY WORK AND VISITING THE SICK:; as ally to the downtrodden; benefit appearances; Donald Nicoll, first sick kid; generosity to family; Jimmy Fund, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Tricia Miranti; visit to Boston mayor James Michael Curley; visit to Jimmy Carroll's mother
CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY: baseball during childhood; baseball mentors; brother and; ethnic background; father and; fun outside school; Garfield Elementary School; male role models and father figures; mother and; in San Diego; Hoover High School; relationship to family and generosity; semipro games; unhappiness
CHILDREN: Bobby-Jo (See Williams, Bobby-Jo); Claudia (See Williams, Claudia) ; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; John-Henry (see Williams, John-Henry); Ted Williams's relationships with
FINAL YEARS (1993–2002): All-Star Game, Fenway Park, 1999; broken hip; broken shoulder; Citrus Hills house, John-Henry, and; cooks for; cremation wishes; cryonics controversy; daily routine; death in Hernando, FL; food and; God and religion; health decline; heart and other surgeries; last public appearance; male nurses for; money worries; NASCAR race appearance; statues of; strokes; suicide, thoughts on; Ted Williams Museum and; Upper Deck lawsuit; vision loss; World Series, 1999, Atlanta, attending; World Series rings controversy
FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES: Boston, final career years; Boston, rookie years; Boston, teammates; childhood; Citrus Hills, FL; compartmentalizing of; con artist incident (Vince Antonucci); death of Ted Williams and response by; fishing, Islamorada; fishing, Miramichi; instant and random finding of; love and; loyalty and generosity with. See also Albright, Jimmie; Bean, Jack; Blake, John; Brothers, Jack; Buckley, Johnny; Camacho, Joe; Carroll, Jimmy; Cassidy, Al, Jr.; Cassie, Les, Jr. and Sr.; Churchman, Bill; Doerr, Bobby; DiMaggio, Dominic; Dussault, Ding; Engle, Roy; Gowdy, Curt; Leavitt, Bud; Mifflin, Eddie; Orlando, Johnny; Orlando, Vinnie; Pesky, Johnny; Reedy, Billy; Short, Bob; Swazey, Vin; Tamposi, Sam; Tiernan, Frank; Lindia, Joe; Underwood, John; Villarino, Joe; Yawkey, Tom
HOBBIES AND LEISURE: cruise, Panama Canal, 1991; fishing; fishing in Florida (see also Hernando, FL; Islamorada, FL); fishing in Miramichi, Canada; hunting; hunting ducks, Korea; hunting and fishing, in Minnesota; movies,; photography; politics and history; prize fights attended; restaurants frequented by; riding around in cars; Sportsmen's Show, Boston,; tennis; trip to Russia, 1991, fishing; tying flies
MARRIAGES AND RELATIONSHIPS: dating; divorce from Dolores Wettach; divorce from Doris Soule; divorce from Lee Howard; dogs named Slugger; Dolores Wettach (third wife); Doris Soule (first wife); grieving for Louise and decline; Lee Howard (second wife); Louise Kaufman; love missing in life; Lynette Simon; syphilis contracted by; women and; women and, Korea
MILITARY SERVICE: aptitude for and excellence in; crash in Korea; combat missions, Korea; discharge, 1953; draft status and controversy, 1942; enlistment; health problems; Korea; as Marine Fighter Pilot; as Naval Aviation Cadet, WWII; Pearl Harbor, transfer to and baseball on; recruiting poster, appearance on; release into reserves, 1946
POST-RETIREMENT CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT: American League Manager of the Year (1969); autograph shows; campaigning for George Bush; Citrus Hills development; controversy, shuns “Greatest Living Hitter Award”; decline; Grand-Slam Marketing, Internet, and other memorabilia business; home run hitting contest, Fenway Park, 1972; manager, Washington Senators (Texas Rangers); newspaper column, cartoon strip, radio show; Presidential Medal of Freedom; Red Sox and; Red Sox batting instructor (1978–1993); Sears, Roebuck and Company and; swearing anecdote; Ted Williams Baseball Camp; Ted Williams song
RESIDENCES: Brattleboro, Vermont; Citrus Hills development, Hernando, FL (see also Hernando, FL); fishing camp, Miramichi River, New Brunswick, Canada; Foster St., Brighton, MA; 4121 Utah St., San Diego; Hotel Shelton, Boston; Islamorada, FL(see also Islamorada, FL); Miami, FL; Minneapolis, with the Tauschers; Roche estate, MA; rooming with Charlie Wagner, 1941; Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC; Somerset Hotel, Boston; Waban, Newton, MA; Winter Haven, FL, condo
SALARY AND INCOME: baseball cards; endorsements; final years; investments, IBM; Red Sox, 1940; Red Sox, 1941; Red Sox, 1942; Red Sox, 1946–1951, highest paid player; Red Sox; Red Sox; Red Sox, 1960 (salary cut requested); San Diego Padres; Sears; signing with Boston Red Sox deal; told-to article; Washington Senators, first million dollar manager
WRITINGS AND BOOKS: Fishing the Big Three; My Turn at Bat; Popular Mechanics article; Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures; “This Is My Last Year in Baseball”; The Science of Hitting; Sports Illustrated five-part series; Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures; Ted Williams: A Portrait in Words and Pictures; Ted Williams's Hit List
Wilson, Jack
Winkin, John
Winter Haven, FL
Wolff, Roger
Woodbury, Woody
World War II: atomic bomb dropped; baseball players, enlistments, draft status, Ted Williams draft controversy; “baseball squad”; discussions, clubhouse, 1941; NAS Bunker Hill, Indiana; Navy V-5 program; 1941, in Europe; 1941, Pearl Harbor, attack on; Pearl Harbor, Ted Williams and baseball on; pilots trained for, number of; Ted Williams as Marine Fighter Pilot; Ted Williams as Naval Aviation Cadet, WWII; training of pilots
Wynn, Early
Yastrzemski, Carl
Yawkey, Jean; statue of Williams commissioned by
Yawkey, Tom
York, Rudy
Zauchin, Norm
Ziegler, Bill
Zimmer, Don
Zuber, Bill