344 is only topped by Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Shoeless Joe Jackson ... Keane’s friend asked DiMaggio what he thought of Ted Williams. "Greatest left-handed hitter I’ve ever seen," DiMaggio ...

Ted Williams wanted to be known as the greatest ... yet Williams lost the MVP award to Joe DiMaggio, who had his 56-game hitting streak that season. There is no telling what kind of damage ...

Joe DiMaggio was more than the most complete ... 357 for the season, won the MVP despite Ted Williams hitting .406 with a league-leading 37 homers. He also took the 1947 MVP -- by one point ...

How can as varied a cast of peers as Casey Stengel, who coached him, Ted Williams ... he said, "Joe was simply the greatest player I ever saw, as well as the most graceful." DiMaggio’s stature ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates made an offer to acquire perhaps the greatest hitter who ever lived, Ted Williams ... Player Award voting that year to Joe DiMaggio. That was the year DiMaggio captivated ...

Fittingly climaxing his 14-year career, Ted Williams ... when Kolloway kicked DiMaggio’s grounder opening the seventh. After Jim Piersall flied out the pressure was on Williams up for what ...

From Joe DiMaggio to Mike Trout ... finishing fourth in National League MVP voting. Ted Williams holds the record in the AL with 84 straight games in 1949. Season stats: .353, 52 HR, 130 RBI ...

Joe DiMaggio hit over .300 11 times and won two ... 357 for the season, won the MVP despite Ted Williams hitting .406 with a league-leading 37 homers. He also took the 1947 MVP - by one point ...

How can as varied a cast of peers as Casey Stengel, who coached him, Ted Williams ... he said, "Joe was simply the greatest player I ever saw, as well as the most graceful." DiMaggio’s stature ...