The Kid: Ted Williams In San Diego

by Nowlin, Bill

• ISBN13: 9781579400941
• ISBN10: 1579400949
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

The Kid portrays the life of Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams before he made it to the majors. The book digs into Ted's high school baseball and the semipro games he played on the sandlots with more detail than any full-life biography could hope to offer. Contains extensive accounts of his three seasons in organized ball, before his major league debut in 1939.

Table of Contents

Baseball
Preface	p. 8
Playing Baseball in San Diego: "The Kid" ... When He Was a Kid	p. 11
Once Upon A Time in North Park	p. 26
Bob Breitbard & Ted Williams: A Life-long Friendship	p. 27
Ted Williams at Hoover High	p. 34
Ted Williams Game Summaries, 1934-1938: High School, American Legion, and Area Leagues	p. 110
News Coverage of Ted Williams in High School	p. 114
The Splendid Splinter's 1936 PCL Debut: "Who Is This Kid?"	p. 120
Ted Williams, Earl Keller & the 1937 San Diego Padres	p. 128
The Kid Leaves Home: Ted Williams and the 1938 Minneapolis Millers	p. 160
Ted Williams (#19) with the 1938 Minneapolis Millers	p. 165
A Selection of Sportswriting Covering Ted's 1938 Season	p. 170
Ted's Baseball Return to San Diego in 1941	p. 182
Ted Williams Last Homecoming, 1959	p. 192
San Diego Stay Spurs Stiff Neck Season	p. 198
Another Visit, Another Sport (1961)	p. 200
Ted's Last Home Run in San Diego	p. 202
Ted Williams Field	p. 206
Ted's Last Visits	p. 210
San Diego Sites Related to Ted Williams	p. 213
Family
Ted Williams Family Roots	p. 214
Fantasy
What if Ted Williams Had Stayed in San Diego?	p. 337
"I Never Met A Sportswriter I Didn't Like"	p. 341
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