My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life.

WILLIAMS, Ted.

Item Number: 36733

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1969.

First edition of Williams’ autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with Black and White Plates. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with John Underwood.

It's all here in this brilliant, honest and sometimes angry autobiography -- Williams' childhood days in San Diego, his military service, his unforgettable major league baseball debut and ensuing Hall of Fame career that included two Triple Crowns, two Most Valuable Player awards, six batting championships, five Sporting News awards as Major League Player of the Year, 521 lifetime homeruns and a .344 career batting average. And Williams tells his side of the controversies, from his battles with sportswriters and Boston fans to his single World Series performance and his career with the declining Red Sox of the 1950s.