08-30-2019, 02:41 PM
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He wuz robbed and 25 years later, dissed!
The ultimate dissing of Ted Williams came by way of the BBWAA branch of the Fourth Estate in Ted's 1966 Hall of Fame results: 93.4%. Back in the good old days of 1966, such a number was not good enough to round up to a 94% and, therefore, was merely a "high B" in terms of letter grade. Imagine, the Baseball Writers thought so little of The Greatest Hitter of His Time that they gave him a "B" ranking!
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Originally Posted by blametony
I am still mystified by the following...
1941 - Ted Williams hits .406 and DOES NOT win the MVP Award.
1942 - Ted Williams win the Triple Crown and DOES NOT win the MVP Award.
1947 - Ted Williams win the Triple Crown and DOES NOT win the MVP Award.
It's simply mind-boggling. In '41 Williams .406 average was the highest since Rogers Hornsby hit .424 in 1924.
When he won the Triple Crown in '47, he became the only the second player to accomplish that feat. Rogers Hornsby being the other.
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