American Decades
Ted Williams's Farewell
My Turn At Bat: The Story of My Life
Autobiography
By: Ted Williams
Date: 1969
Source: Williams, Ted, with John Underwood. My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969, 232–241.
About the Author: Ted Williams (1918–2002) was born in San Diego, California. After playing minor league ball, he was signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1938. From 1939 to 1960, interrupted by military service in World War II and Korea, Williams hit 521 home runs and compiled a .344 career batting average. After his playing career was over, Williams was a hitting instructor with the Red Sox and managed the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers.
"Our Far-flung Correspondents"
Magazine article
By: John Updike
Date: October 22, 1960
Source: Updike, John. "Our Far-flung Correspondents."...
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1960's Sports Primary Sources
- Ted Williams's Farewell
- Roger Maris at Bat
- Roone Arledge
- "The Complete Concentration of Mr. Palmer"
- Vince Lombardi
- The New York Mets
- Johnny Unitas
- Michigan State Ties Notre Dame
- Red Auerbach: Winning the Hard Way
- The Olympic Protests
- Super Bowl III
- Muhammad Ali and the Draft
- Wilt Chamberlain's One Hundred Point Game
- UCLA Basketball
- Wilma
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
