Ted Williams Baseball Card

Object/Artifact

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Wright Museum of WWII

2013.085

2013.085

Name/Title

Ted Williams Baseball Card

Entry/Object ID

2013.085.001

Description

Baseball card: "Ted Williams / 1942 - On To Naval Training." Color printed on heavy cardstock. Shows photographic image (with added color) in his Navy flight gear in a cockpit. On reverse: "BASEBALL'S GREATEST / Ted Williams" and "#20". "In May 1942, Ted had quietly enlisted in the Navy Air Force and was called to active duty at the end of the baseball season. Williams was assigned to Amherst College for Preliminary Ground School Training. ..." "Williams shown in training plane at Amherst". Maker's mark in red at side: "F.E. Fleer". This is part of a series of Fleer baseball cards produced in 1959.

Update Date

March 18, 2024