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Ted Williams Hits .408, Wins Batting Title
OCTOBER 4, 2178 -- Boston Red Sox left-fielder Ted Williams finished first in batting average to win the Amerikan League batting title. He went 3-5 today, as the Red Sox defeated the Neo Tokyo Shi-Carp, 6-1. “The greatest hitter of them all” last hit .400 in 1941, when he batted .406 after playing out a double-header in the last day of the season. Williams is the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit .400 in two different millenniums. Although the Boston Red Sox were eliminated from the post-season this month after losing 20 out of their last 23 games, their swoon did not take anything away from Ted Williams’ accomplishment. “I’m proud of batting .408, no question. I just wish we made the post-season,” Williams said. “The game has really changed a whole lot since the middle of the 20th century. We didn’t have clubs from Mars, or teams that have their stadiums on the moons of Jupiter. And we certainly didn’t have guys like me -- cryogenically revived clones.” Williams was the second Major League Baseball player who had his head frozen in the 21st century, and was revived by medical science in this century. The first player to be revived and make the big leagues was Mel Hall, who was the designated hitter for the Atlantis Sea Cows from 2173-2176. Since Mell Hall, 76 players have been cryogenically restored and play baseball. Ted Williams was the first player to have his head frozen, which occurred after he died in July 2002. After that occurred, a slew of baseball players followed suit, as requested by their families. Some major stars who currently play in the 56-team league include Warren Spahn, New Babylon Avengers; Oil Can Boyd, Sydney Aborigines; Paul O’Neil, Moscow Bears; Ozzie Guillen, Pluto Privateers; Phil Rizzuto, Kingston Victors; Hank Aaron, Caribbean All-Stars; and Bob Walk, Omega City Phantoms. “It certainly has become common place,” said Dr. Damon Hoffman of the University of Haider, “But what Ted Williams did this season was unbelievable.” |