The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
Ben Bradlee Jr.
From acclaimed journalist Ben Bradlee Jr., comes the epic biography of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams that baseball fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting average. Those totals would have been even higher if Williams had not left baseball for nearly five years in the prime of his career to serve as a Marine pilot in WWII and Korea. He hit home runs farther than any player before him--and traveled a long way himself, as Ben Bradlee, Jr.'s grand biography reveals. Born in 1918 in San Diego, Ted would spend most of his life disguising his Mexican heritage.
Award History
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| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plutarch Award: Biography | 2014 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
- Ted Williams90%
02 Central places
None extracted with sufficient confidence.
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- San Diego60%
03 Suggested argument
Williams’s prime baseball totals were reduced because he left baseball for nearly five years to serve as a Marine pilot during WWII and Korea.
Model confidence 78%
04 Reading orientation
30 / 100 academicSerious trade
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 80%.