Williams finished his career with a .344 batting average and 521 home runs, both of which rank among the top in baseball ...

Ted Williams, one of the most fabulous figures who ever swung a bat, ended his brilliant, stormy and spectacular baseball career at Fenway Park yesterday by blasting the 521st home run of his life ...

No Terrible Ted. Who is baseball's greatest hitter ... to be liked as he was determined to be a great hitter? Williams flew a career-long combat mission with fans and the press.

If there was a baseball player who rivaled DiMaggio in his day, it was undoubtedly Ted Williams ... Tris Speak. Williams was also a power hitter, slugging out 521 homers in his career.

Ted admitted that No. 400 gave him one of the biggest thrills he has ever had in baseball. It was comparable to his game-winning homer in the All-Star game in Detroit 15 years ago. Williams ...