Question 1

True or false: Ted Williams is the only player to hit over .400 in a season in the modern era.

Accepted Answer

False. He hit .406 in 1941, but Tony Gwynn hit .394 in 1994 (shortened season). No other modern player has reached .400.

Question 2

True or false: Ted Williams never won a World Series as a player with the Boston Red Sox.

Accepted Answer

True. The Red Sox lost the 1946 World Series to the Cardinals. Williams never played in another Fall Classic.

Question 3

True or false: Ted Williams was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Accepted Answer

True. He was elected in 1966 with 93.4% of the vote, one of the highest percentages ever at the time.

Question 4

True or false: Ted Williams won the American League MVP award five times during his career.

Accepted Answer

False. He won MVP twice (1946 and 1949). He was famously robbed in 1941 and 1942, finishing second.

Question 5

True or false: Ted Williams once hit a home run in his final at-bat of his career in 1960.

Accepted Answer

True. He homered off Jack Fisher at Fenway Park on Sept. 28, 1960, then famously refused to tip his cap to the crowd.

Question 6

True or false: Ted Williams was a World War II fighter pilot and also served in the Korean War.

Accepted Answer

True. He served as a Marine Corps pilot in both wars, losing nearly five prime baseball seasons to military service.

Question 7

True or false: Ted Williams' body was cryogenically frozen after his death in 2002.

Accepted Answer

True. Per his family's decision, his head and torso were cryopreserved at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Arizona.

Question 8

True or false: Ted Williams never struck out more than 50 times in any single MLB season.

Accepted Answer

False. He struck out 54 times in 1951, but his career high was just 56 in 1957. He was known for elite plate discipline.

Ted Williams Trivia Questions