Sporting History - Ted Williams first hit

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Baseball : Ted Williams first major league hit was on this day 81 years ago

20th April 1939 - Ted Williams gets his first Major League hit against… you guessed it, the New York Yankees.

Williams is considered one of the greatest hitters of all time, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame first time round. He played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox and retired with these remarkable hitting statistics.

Batting Average : .344

Hits : 2654

Home Runs : 521

RBI : 1839

OBP : .482

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