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Ted Williams hsd 521 career home runs.Ted Williams hit 521 career home Runs.
Ted Williams still holds the record as the last Major League player to hit .400 in a season. In 1941, he ended the season with a .406. No one has hit .400 since.
The last player was Ted Williams who hit .407 in 1953. Williams also hit .400 in 1952 and .406 in 1941. And despite that, he also missed five of his prime years during World War II.This answer is not only INCORRECT, it is also misleading!By the logic here, David Ortiz was the last MLB player to hit .400 in the 2013 world series!Williams hit .400 in 1952 IN SIX GAMES! In 1953 he played in 37 GAMES!Hideki Matsui hit .615 in 6 games in 2009 and Big Papi hit .688 in six games this year!The last MLB player to hit .400 for a full season was Ted "Teddy Ballgame" Williams in 1941 when he hit .406.The last National League player to hit .400 was "Memphis" Bill Terry who hit .401 in 1930.
Every hitter who has opened the season going 1 for 1, 1 for 2, 2 for 3, 2 for 5, 4 for 10 and so on can claim to have hit .400 IN a season. Batting titles FOR a season are based on a minimum number of at bats. Ted Williams holds the distinction of being the last Major League Player to do so having hit .406 average (185 for 456) in 1941.
Ted Williams hit for an average of .406 in 1941 for the Boston Red Sox.
In the early years of the American League there were many hitters who hit .400. In 1901, Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics led the A. L. in hitting with a .422 average, the only player in the A. L. to hit over .400 that season. By the way, the last American Leaguer to hit the mark was Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox who hit .406 in 1941.
Billy Williams hit 426 home runs in his career.
Ted Williams won the Triple Crown twice. In 1942 Williams hit .356, with 36 home runs, and 137 RBIs, and in 1942 he hit .343, with 32 home runs, and 114 RBIs.
Bernie Williams hit 287 career home runs.
In 1992, Mike Williams played in 5 games, all for the Philadelphia Phillies, and batting in all of them. He had 10 at bats, getting 4 hits, for a .400 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 0 sacrifice flies, and 2 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 4 times. He hit only singles.
Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. However, some people say the last .400 hitter was Artie Wilson of the Negro leagues' Birmingham Black Baron. Wilson hit .402 in 1948.
In 1956, Ted Williams played in 136 games, all for the Boston Red Sox, and batting in all of them. He had 400 at bats, getting 138 hits, for a .345 batting average, with 82 runs batted in. He was walked 102 times, 11 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 39 times. He hit 28 doubles, 2 triples, and 24 home runs.