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Ted Williams' Hit List : The Best of the Best Ranks the Best of the Rest

Ted Williams' Hit List : The Best of the Best Ranks the Best of the Rest
Author: Ted Williams
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 823694

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.7

ISBN: 0071421939
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780071421935
ASIN: 0071421939

Publication Date: May 5, 2003
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Ted's take on the top 25 sluggers of all time

Ted Williams, arguably the greatest pure hitter in baseball history, ranks his favorites for the top 25 sluggers of all time, from Babe Ruth to Josh Gibson. Originally published in 1996, Ted Williams' Hit List has sold thousands of copies, proving that when the master speaks, people listen. Here, he brings together statistical analysis, personal anecdotes, and a liberal dose of "Teddy Ballgame" bravado to offer insight into the swings and slams of sluggers past.

Williams discusses sluggers such as:

  • Lou Gehrig
  • Joe DiMaggio
  • Ty Cobb
  • Stan Musial
  • Hank Aaron
  • "Shoeless" Joe Jackson
  • Willie Mays
  • Hank Greenberg
  • Mickey Mantle
  • Frank Robinson
  • Mike Schmidt

Totally repackaged in a handsome paperback volume, this indispensable bestseller from baseball's beloved "Splendid Splinter" will appeal to everyone who continues to be mesmerized by the Williams mystique.




Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars For Baseball fans who follow the hitters   August 27, 2006
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is not a book on the art, the technique of successful hitting. It's a book about results - the numbers compiled and compared. The book is centered around Ted's Top 25 - sans Splinter. (In "my book" he's second to another guy who got his start in Boston).
It's very refreshing that this is a collaboration, with Jim Prime, yet the writing is expressive of the great personality of Ted. In your mind you can hear his voice as he discusses his choices.
I was fascinated to read such details as home ballpark dimensions in a player's career; to note that (it seems) the "livelier" the ball, the more "they brought the fences in".
The language is all Baseball throughout the statistical analysis.
This work causes one to reflect on today's sluggers/hitters and who might make such a list a little down the road. But I doubt that it could be as compelling as told by someone other than Williams. (And that statement is from a Yankee fan!).
Recommended!



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