Theodore Samuel “Ted” Williams was born on the 30th August 1918, in San Diego, California USA, and died on the 5th July 2002 in Inverness, Florida, USA. He was a professional baseball player and manager, a Hall of Famer, a seventeen-time All-Star, and one of the greatest hitters in the history of the game. Williams spent his whole career as a left fielder with Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1942, and from 1946 to 1960. Playing in the MLB for nearly twenty years significantly increased his net worth. Williams’ career started in 1939 and ended in 1972. Have you ever wondered how rich Ted Williams was. as estimated in mid-2016? According to the authoritative source, it has been estimated that Williams’ net worth is $5 million. In addition to playing baseball at the professional level, Williams was also a manager in Washington Senators/Texas Rangers from 1969 to 1972 which considerably improved his wealth.
Ted Williams Net Worth $5 Million
Ted Williams was the son of May Venzor, an evangelist and a soldier in the Salvation Army, and Samuel Stuart Williams, a soldier, sheriff, and photographer. His uncle, Saul Venzor, a former semi-professional, taught Williams how to throw a baseball at the age of eight. Teddy, who was named after President Theodore Roosevelt, attended the Herbert Hoover High School in San Diego, and starred as a pitcher on the baseball team, where his was excellence saw him receive offers from New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals, but his mother decided that it was best to stay at home for the moment, so he joined the local minnows – the San Diego Padres. After one season, Ted William moved to the Boston Red Sox, debuting in April 1939, against arch rivals the New York Yankees, and subsequently excelled in his first season in the MLB, and although there wasn’t a Rookie of the Year Award at the time, Babe Ruth said that Williams was his favorite rookie of the season. He was paid $5,000 in his debut year, and his salary doubled the following year. In 1940, he appeared in the All-Star game for the first time, and in 1941 Williams hit one of the longest home runs in history, estimates saying that it went for 183 meters. WWII was raging, and Ted was drafted into the Navy Reserve, and went on active duty in May 1943. He became a Lieutenant and was sent to Pearl Harbor after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Williams played baseball in the Army League at the time along with Joe DiMaggio, Joe Gordon, and Stan Musial. After the war, Ted joined Boston again, and signed a $37,500 contract. Ted was offered $300,000 for a three-year contract to play in the Mexican League but refused, and signed a new one-year $70,000 deal with the Red Sox in 1947. In 1952, Williams was called to serve in Korean War, and although he hadn’t flown for eight years, he joined the US Marines and served for three years. Following his return, Ted played another five years, leading the batting titles in three years, and actually hitting a home run with his last time-at-bat in 1960. He became only one of 29 baseball players to appear in four decades in the MLB, and one of four players to hit a home-run in four decades. Regarding his personal life, Ted Williams married Doris Soule in 1944 and they divorced in 1954; they had a daughter named Barbara Joyce, born in 1948. He later married Lee Howard in 1961, but they divorced in 1967. Williams’ third wife was Dolores Wettach, a former Miss of Vermont and a model in Vogue. They married in 1968 but divorced in 1972; he had a son and a daughter with her. Ted decided not to marry again, and instead lived with Louise Kaufman for twenty years until she died in 1993. Williams suffered from cardiomyopathy, and after a series of strokes, he died of heart failure in 2002, aged 83.
When somebody says nice things about me, it goes in one ear and out the other. But I remember the criticism the longest. I hate criticism.
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I used to hit tennis balls, old baseballs, balls made of rags - anything. I didn't think I'd be a particularly good hitter. I just liked to do it. - on practicing hitting while growing up
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People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice.
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Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel. Not just to be as good as someone else but to be better. That is the nature of man and the name of the game.
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If there was ever a man born to be a hitter, it was me.
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Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
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A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.'
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By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.
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DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country.
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Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.
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If I was being paid $30,000 a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
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I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.
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I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
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There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
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At Fenway, I remember him hitting this long, long homer over the Wall into the teeth of a gale, and I remember looking at all those muscles as he trotted around the base and shaking that huge hand of his as he crossed the plate - and feeling almost weak. I was a skinny guy anyway, and I felt weak in comparison to Jimmie Foxx.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as those palms. And I saw the guy come to bat in batting practice. I was looking through a knothole, and I said, 'Geez, does that guy look good!'
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Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest game there is!
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Fact
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Inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
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His father, Samuel Williams, was of Irish and Welsh descent. His mother, May Venzor, was of Mexican Basque descent. He kept his Mexican ancestry hidden throughout his career in order to avoid racial prejudice.
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His birth name was "Teddy" and his was named after President Theodore Roosevelt who was nicknamed "Teddy". Williams changed his legal name to "Theodore" some time later.
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Pictured on one of a set of 4 USA nondenominated commemorative postage stamps issued 20 July 2013, celebrating Major League Baseball All-Stars. Price on day of issue was 45¢. Others honored in this issue were Larry Doby, Willie Stargell, and Joe DiMaggio.
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Inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in 1995.
Though appearing on many famous left-handers lists because of his left-handed hitting. Williams was actually a natural right-hander: he threw and wrote right-handed. He once speculated he might have been an even better hitter if he had been born a natural left-hander.
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The bullpens at Fenway were installed in his first year, and were nicknamed "Williamsburg" by the press who claimed Tom Yawkey put them in to shorten the outfield and make it easier for him to hit a home run.
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When he retired following the 1960 season, his 521 home runs placed him third on the all-time list behind Babe Ruth (714) and Jimmie Foxx (534). At the start of the 2004 season, he was tied with Willie McCovey (also 521) for 14th place.
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Despite his service as a pilot in the Korean War, he often downplayed the attempts to label him a hero. During the war, he once landed a jet while it was encased in flames.
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Was an outspoken Republican and personal friend of former president George Bush.
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There is a red seat at Fenway Park, among all the green seats, to commemorate a famous home run of Williams' - the longest homer ever hit at the park. The home run, which traveled 502 feet, punctured off the straw hat of Joe Boucher, knocking him unconscious. Hit a homerun in Fenway Park. The ball bounced away from Boucher, who later said, "...after it hit my head, I was no longer interested [in getting the ball]." The seat is located in section 42, row 37, seat 21 of the park. Reportedly, Williams later met Boucher and apologized for hitting him, but Boucher told Williams that, since Williams didn't intentionally try to hit him, no apology was necessary. Boucher also interpreted the incident as a sign to become a Red Sox fan, as he'd been a Yankees fan before; the Boston Globe headline the next day said "Bullseye!: Williams Knocks Sense Into Yankees Fan."
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Reportedly had 20/10 eyesight and was said to be able to tell what kind of pitch was being thrown by the spin of the ball.
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Boston Red Sox Career Batting Leader(.344).
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Boston Red Sox Career Slugging Percentage Leader(.634).
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Boston Red Sox Career On-Base Percentage Leader(.481).
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Boston Red Sox Career Walks Leader(2,019).
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Boston Red Sox Career Homerun Leader(521).
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Sporting News Player of the Year five times.
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Named Player of the Decade (1951-1960).
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Inducted into the International Game Fishing Association Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in 1999.
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His body is cryogenically preserved, despite attempts by one of Williams' daughters to stop this in court. The issue has become increasingly bitter amid reports of possible forgery of his name to a soiled piece of paper consenting to the process and reports of gross misuse of his body by the company presently in possession of his body.
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He was fined $5,000 during the fifties for spitting at the press box (he never paid the fine).
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He dubbed the Boston beat writers "The Knights of the Keyboard" sarcastically.
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Eighteen-time All-Star.
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Because of his hitting prowess, the Williams Shift was created to thwart him. The fielders would shift over to the right (where Williams' hits usually landed).
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At the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played four days after Williams' death, it was announced that the annual game's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award would be renamed in his honor. Ironically, no MVP trophy was awarded for the 2002 All-Star Game.
Flew 39 missions during the Korean War, many alongside his operations officer, John Glenn.
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Inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame, 2001 (charter member).
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Inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, 1995 (charter member).
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Has a freeway in San Diego named after him.
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Has a tunnel in Boston named after him.
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Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George Bush in 1991.
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Hit a home run in his final Major League at-bat. Elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. Won six American League batting championships, four home run championships, four RBI titles, led in runs six times, and slugging nine times. Last Major League baseball player to hit .400 (.406 in 1941). American League Most Valuable Player in 1946 & 1949. Later managed the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams
1974
Short uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Golden Greek: The Harry Agganis Story
2010
Documentary
Himself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Korean War Stories
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Boston Red Sox: 100 Years of Baseball History
2001
Video documentary
Himself - Interviewee
1999 MLB All-Star Game
1999
TV Special
Himself
Up Close Primetime
1998
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1998
TV Series
Himself
Baseball
1994
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Late Night with David Letterman
1993
TV Series
Himself
The Story of America's Classic Ballparks
1991
Video documentary
Himself
When Baseball Went to War
1991
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Howard Stern Show
1990
TV Series
Himself
1986 World Series
1986
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Greatest Sports Legends
1978
TV Series
Himself
Ted Williams & The Atlantic Salmon
1975
Short
Himself
The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams
1974
Short
Himself - Host
Sports Challenge
1973
TV Series
Himself
Mulligan Stew
1972
TV Series
Himself
The Red Fisher Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1969
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1950-1962
TV Series
Himself / Baseball Instructor
1958 MLB All-Star Game
1958
TV Special
Himself - AL Outfielder
1957 MLB All-Star Game
1957
TV Special
Himself - AL Left Fielder
Lineup for Today: Ted Williams and Friend
1957
Documentary short
Himself
1956 MLB All-Star Game
1956
TV Special
Himself - AL Left Fielder
1955 MLB All-Star Game
1955
TV Special
Himself - AL Left Fielder
The Jack Benny Program
1954
TV Series
Himself
1954 MLB All-Star Game
1954
TV Special
Himself - AL Outfielder
What's My Line?
1954
TV Series
Himself - Mystery Guest
The Joe DiMaggio Show
1953
TV Series
Himself - Guest
1953 MLB All-Star Game
1953
TV Special
Himself - 1st Pitch
1951 MLB All-Star Game
1951
TV Special
Himself - AL Left Fielder
Ted Williams
1951
Documentary short
Himself - Boston Red Sox Outfielder
1950 MLB All-Star Game
1950
TV Special
Himself - AL Left Fielder
1949 MLB All-Star Game
1949
TV Special
Himself - AL Left Fielder
Style of the Stars
1947
Documentary short
All-Star Baseball Player
Touching All Bases
1939
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
MLB Network Presents
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Immortal: Ted Williams
2015
Documentary
Himself
Prime 9
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself
A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Ted Williams
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
I Love the New Millennium
2008
TV Mini-Series
Himself
DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
War Stories with Oliver North
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Boston Red Sox
2004
Video documentary
Himself
2004 World Series
2004
TV Mini-Series
Himself
100 Years of the World Series
2003
Video documentary
Himself
The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Baseball
1994
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
When It Was a Game 2
1992
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The 50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History
1992
Video documentary
Himself
When It Was a Game
1991
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Horsehide Heroes
1951
Documentary short
Himself
Known for movies
Lineup for Today: Ted Williams and Friend (1957) as Himself
The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams (1974) as Writer
Ted Williams (1951) as Himself - Boston Red Sox Outfielder
Style of the Stars (1947) as All-Star Baseball Player