“If I had known hitting .400 was going to be such a big deal, I would have done it again.”
In 1991, when Ted Williams spoke those words, it was the 50th anniversary of his magical 1941 season. It makes me laugh picturing Teddy Ballgame consider the possibility that he could have pocketed a handful of .400 seasons, if only he cared enough to have tried.
I could list the stats from the back of his baseball card that season, but the important thing to remember about the most underrated season in baseball history is that Ted Williams did not win the MVP the year he hit .406.
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