On this day in baseball history, the 20th of April, Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived, made his MLB debut against the New York Yankees. He was 20 years old, and the Red Sox would start him in Right Field. As good as Ted Williams was in that game, he did strike out in his first at-bat against Red Ruffing. He would go 1 for 4 in that game with a Double, and the Red Sox would win 2-0. That year, he finished 4th in the MVP voting going...
.327 BA, 185 HITS, 31 HR, 145 RBI, .436 OBP, 131 RUNS over 149 Games
What's crazy is that just two seasons later, Ted would go on to hit .406. But to me, what's crazier is he only made $5,000 his rookie season. Throughout his career, Ted Williams always had a goal to have everyone say, "There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived." As a Yankee fan, I consider him the greatest hitter ever.
References:
1. Franks, Dave. On This Day In Baseball History: April 20, 1939 via The Starting Nine/WordPress: Published April 20, 2015 https://thestartingnine.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/on-this-day-in-baseball-history-april-20-1939/
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