Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.

With a two-ball-and-one-strike count Williams swung with his eyes closed and hit a home run making the American League walk-off to win 7-5. 353 with Mantle on his way to winning the Triple Crown. Williams has taken care of your bill.

He played his entire 22-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox (1939–1942 and 1946–1960). 553 on base percentage set a record that stood for 61 years. His best year was 1941 when he hit.