- He dubbed the Boston beat writers "The Knights of the Keyboard" sarcastically.
- His birth name was "Teddy" and his was named after President Theodore Roosevelt who was nicknamed "Teddy". Williams changed his legal name to "Theodore" some time later.
- His father, Samuel Williams, was of Irish and Welsh descent. His mother, May Venzor, was of Mexican Basque descent. He kept his Mexican ancestry hidden throughout his career in order to avoid racial prejudice.
- Hit a home run in his final Major League at-bat. Elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. Won six American League batting championships, four home run championships, four RBI titles, led in runs six times, and slugging nine times. Last Major League baseball player to hit .400 (.406 in 1941). American League Most Valuable Player in 1946 & 1949. Later managed the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers.
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George Bush in 1991.
- Has a tunnel in Boston named after him.
- Has a freeway in San Diego named after him.
- Inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, 1995 (charter member).
- Inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame, 2001 (charter member).
- Flew 39 missions during the Korean War, many alongside his operations officer, John Glenn.
- At the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played four days after Williams' death, it was announced that the annual game's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award would be renamed in his honor. Ironically, no MVP trophy was awarded for the 2002 All-Star Game.
- Because of his hitting prowess, the Williams Shift was created to thwart him. The fielders would shift over to the right (where Williams' hits usually landed).
- Eighteen-time All-Star.
- He was fined $5,000 during the fifties for spitting at the press box (he never paid the fine).
- His body is cryogenically preserved, despite attempts by one of Williams' daughters to stop this in court. The issue has become increasingly bitter amid reports of possible forgery of his name to a soiled piece of paper consenting to the process and reports of gross misuse of his body by the company presently in possession of his body.
- Inducted into the International Game Fishing Association Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in 1999.
- Named Player of the Decade (1951-1960).
- Sporting News Player of the Year five times.
- Boston Red Sox Career Homerun Leader(521).
- Boston Red Sox Career Walks Leader(2,019).
- Boston Red Sox Career On-Base Percentage Leader(.481).
- Boston Red Sox Career Slugging Percentage Leader(.634).
- Boston Red Sox Career Batting Leader(.344).
- Reportedly had 20/10 eyesight and was said to be able to tell what kind of pitch was being thrown by the spin of the ball.
- There is a red seat at Fenway Park, among all the green seats, to commemorate a famous home run of Williams' - the longest homer ever hit at the park. The home run, which traveled 502 feet, punctured off the straw hat of Joe Boucher, knocking him unconscious. Hit a homerun in Fenway Park. The ball bounced away from Boucher, who later said, "...after it hit my head, I was no longer interested [in getting the ball]." The seat is located in section 42, row 37, seat 21 of the park. Reportedly, Williams later met Boucher and apologized for hitting him, but Boucher told Williams that, since Williams didn't intentionally try to hit him, no apology was necessary. Boucher also interpreted the incident as a sign to become a Red Sox fan, as he'd been a Yankees fan before; the Boston Globe headline the next day said "Bullseye!: Williams Knocks Sense Into Yankees Fan."
- Was an outspoken Republican and personal friend of former president George Bush.
- Despite his service as a pilot in the Korean War, he often downplayed the attempts to label him a hero. During the war, he once landed a jet while it was encased in flames.
- Though appearing on many famous left-handers lists because of his left-handed hitting. Williams was actually a natural right-hander: he threw and wrote right-handed. He once speculated he might have been an even better hitter if he had been born a natural left-hander.
- Good friend and fishing partner of Curt Gowdy.
- Inducted into the ESPN Boston Hall of Fame in 2011 (inaugural class) with Red Auerbach, Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, and Bill Russell.
- Inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in 1995.
- Pictured on one of a set of 4 USA nondenominated commemorative postage stamps issued 20 July 2013, celebrating Major League Baseball All-Stars. Price on day of issue was 45¢. Others honored in this issue were Larry Doby, Willie Stargell, and Joe DiMaggio.
- Inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
- Inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame in 2016. He played for the minor league Padres in the Pacific Coast League in 1936-1937.
- When he retired following the 1960 season, his 521 home runs placed him third on the all-time list behind Babe Ruth (714) and Jimmie Foxx (534). At the start of the 2004 season, he was tied with Willie McCovey (also 521) for 14th place.
- The bullpens at Fenway were installed in his first year, and were nicknamed "Williamsburg" by the press who claimed Tom Yawkey put them in to shorten the outfield and make it easier for him to hit a home run.
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