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Ted Williams at a Boston Red Sox Training Camp
From a Collection of incomparable sports
art By Raelee Frazier
Hitter's Hands "Ted Williams"
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sculpture is available for immediate
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This
sculpture was produced as a limited edition of 36 Pieces, 16
of which have been sold. The current price is $12,500.00
for more information call Raelee at her studio (720) 270 2209 |
This sculpture was featured as part of the
Memorial services for the Baseball Hall of Fame great hitter Ted
Williams hosted by the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park July, 22nd
2002
Daytime services: Gates Opened 9:00 AM and Closed
3:00PM
Evening services: Gates Opened: 5:00 PM 2002
at 6:30 Political Dignitaries, Team Mates, Family and Friends shared
stories of their experiences with Ted Williams.
This sculpture was produced as a limited edition
of 36 Pieces, 16 of which have been sold. The current price is $12,500.00
for more information please call (303) 861-7855
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About the context for the art
Ted Williams may have been the greatest
hitter of all-time. Hitting a baseball was what Ted did best.
He developed with a determined self will every tool a good hitter
could want. He was capable of hitting both for power and average,
which is a remarkable accomplishment. Very few hitters can hit both
for power and average at the same time. Power hitters are prone
to strike out often, and contact hitters, who hit for average, do
not often hit over 10 home runs a season. This is why the combination
of hitting with power while maintaining a high percentage
average is such a remarkable achievement.
Only a few other hitters such as Ruth, Hornsby
and Dimaggio were capable of applying both skills at the same time.
Ted Williams worked diligently at his skills and displayed an understanding
of the art of hitting that few players have matched to this day.
Ted through his methodical analysis and approach to the art
of hitting a baseball has published one of the best books on hitting
that is in the market, "The Science of Hitting" by Ted
Williams is considered one of the best coaching tools for hitters
that has been published. Ted's biography, "My Turn at Bat",
which is another exceptional book on the life of a baseball player.
Hitter's Hands Veteran Charlie Metro and
Historian Ken Burns with Ted Williams hands in the foreground
Ted Williams was noted for the work ethic he applied
to putting a bat on a baseball. Ted was blessed with great physical
attributes, incredible eyesight, the lightning reflexes, the
perfect timing, the powerful forearms and the unwavering patience
and selectivity for a good pitch were scientifically programmed
components of a Boston Red Sox hitting machine that dominated the
American League pitchers from 1939 to 1960.
If Williams isn't the greatest pure hitter
of all-time, he certainly was the best hitter of his era. Ted was
a left handed swinger, his impeccable timing and split-second swing
would whip out another line drive. Always a perfectionist, Williams
refused to swing at bad pitches. His discipline at the plate
that made him the most-walked hitter in history behind Babe
Ruth.
But the self-discipline that so defined Williams
the hitter often was lost on Williams the man. Quick-tempered, arrogant,
opinionated and independent, the sensitive Williams, a sometimes-erratic
defender in left field, fought career-long battles against critical
sportswriters and fickle Boston fans. His feud with the media might
have cost him three Most Valuable Player awards -- in 1941 when
he batted .406 but lost out to Joe DiMaggio; in 1942 when he won
a Triple Crown but lost out to Joe Gordon; and in 1947 when he won
a second Triple Crown and lost again to DiMaggio.
Ted Williams Posing for Hitter's
hands summer of 1993 at his home in Florida
The bottom line of Ted William's career includes
two MVPs, six A.L. batting titles, 2,654 career hits, a lifetime
average of .344 , 19 All-Star Game selections and 521 home runs
-- the most remarkable part of these numbers is that they could
have been higher if he had not lost four seasons during his prime
to military duty during World War II and the Korean War.
Williams hit .406 in 1941 the highest average
of any Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. He won the Triple Crown in
1942 and 1947. Remarkably, he didn't win the MVP in any of those
three seasons. The real distinction of this feat was that
he spent the years in between in service to his country as a combat
pilot during World War II
One of Williams' greatest attributes was his batting
eye, as he would rarely swing at a pitch out of the strike zone.
In baseball history, only Babe Ruth walked more than Ted Williams.
Only once in his career did Williams hit below
.316 and he retired with a career average of .344. He hit for power
as well as average and his bat had a great deal of pop hitting
521 career home runs.
No one has reached the .400 plateau since Williams'
.406 mark in the 1941 season.
Ted Williams Posing for Hitter's
hands summer of 1993 at his home in Florida
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