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Lot 493: Ted Williams After Hitting .400 Photo from the Hillerich and Bradsby Archive

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Reserve: $300.00
Winning Bid: $925.77
Price Realized: $1,106.29
Auction Date:6/26/2005 9:00 PM EST

You would kiss your bat too if it had accomplished what Ted Williams' did on Sept. 28, 1941. On the final day of the season at Philadelphia, Williams went 6-for-8 in a doubleheader and finished with a .406 average. Nobody has hit .400 since. Hillerich and Bradsby 6 1/2 by 8 1/2 archiver is in kissable shape as well, with glossy finish and near-flawless border. The handwritten date of the classic shot plus the stamps of H&B and Press Association Inc. are on the back, along with editor's ID scribbles of just who is planting the buss on the lumber. That's Ted, T-E-D, guys. Williams was hitting .39955 before the last day and could have sat with an official .400. But he didn't. Breakfast of champions.

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