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Ted Williams (2009)

ALL 07/15/2009 (en) Documentary 75 Min
  • Release
    07/15/2009
  • Production
    HBO Sports, HBO, HBO Documentary Films
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Ted Williams
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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There Goes the Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived

Overview

Born in 1918 in San Diego, Williams was a latchkey child from a broken home, raised by a mother more dedicated to the Salvation Army than to her two sons, and by a father who spent more time away from home than in it. Williams found salvation by doing the one thing he loved most: hitting baseballs. In his rookie season with the Red Sox, where he would spend his entire career as a player, Williams batted .327, socked 31 homers and led the league with 145 RBI. Over the next 21 years, despite losing five seasons of his prime to active service as a U.S. Marine Corps pilot, Williams hit 521 home runs, twice captured the Triple Crown, and became the oldest man ever to win a batting title. He finished his career with a .344 lifetime batting average, was the last man to hit over .400 in a full season, batting .406 in 1941, and was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

  1. Aaron Cohen

    Director

  2. John Updike

    Story

  3. Editor

  4. Margaret Grossi

    Producer



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  1. Claudia Williams

    Self

  2. Robert Redford

    Self

  3. Liev Schreiber

    Narrator

  4. Ted Williams

    Self (archive footage)

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Casts : 4 , Crews : 5

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Ted Williams (2009) 75 Min

ALL 07/15/2009 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 07/15/2009
  • Production
    HBO Sports, HBO, HBO Documentary Films
  • Original title Ted Williams
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

There Goes the Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived

Overview

Born in 1918 in San Diego, Williams was a latchkey child from a broken home, raised by a mother more dedicated to the Salvation Army than to her two sons, and by a father who spent more time away from home than in it. Williams found salvation by doing the one thing he loved most: hitting baseballs. In his rookie season with the Red Sox, where he would spend his entire career as a player, Williams batted .327, socked 31 homers and led the league with 145 RBI. Over the next 21 years, despite losing five seasons of his prime to active service as a U.S. Marine Corps pilot, Williams hit 521 home runs, twice captured the Triple Crown, and became the oldest man ever to win a batting title. He finished his career with a .344 lifetime batting average, was the last man to hit over .400 in a full season, batting .406 in 1941, and was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

  1. Aaron Cohen

    Director

  2. John Updike

    Story

  3. Editor

  4. Margaret Grossi

    Producer



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