was elated that the pictures disclosed nothing more than a bruise. Dr. Ralph McCarthy, the Sox team physician, ordered Williams out of the remaining all-star games and said he hoped Ted would be ...

Baseball Hall of Famers Ted Williams (L) and Reggie Jackson (R ... Photo: Focus on Sport/Getty Images Zoom out: During his ...

If there was a baseball player who rivaled DiMaggio in his day, it was undoubtedly Ted Williams, the spectacular hitter who played for the Boston Red Sox, then the Yankees fiercest rival.

Ted Williams, one of the most fabulous figures who ever swung a bat, ended his brilliant, stormy and spectacular baseball career at Fenway Park yesterday by blasting the 521st home run of his life ...