TED WILLIAMS·1942

1942, and Ted Williams does the whole thing: .356, 36 home runs, 137 runs batted in, the Triple Crown sitting on his mantel like it was delivered by mistake. The American League walks him 145 times, which is what you do when the alternative is watching him hit. On base half the year, slugging .648 — a man hitting .356 and still getting pitched around. The season bends around him.

.356 AVG

In 1942 he hit .356.

36 HOME RUNS

In 1942 he hit 36 home runs.

137 RBI

In 1942 he drove in 137 runs.

Ted Williams, 1939. Public domain news photograph via Wikimedia Commons.