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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 02:03 PM
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Poll question: Williams or Musial? Who would you rather have on your team? And Why?
Both great line drive hitters and high average guys. Stan the Man had 3630 hits, about 1000 more than Williams, but had 6 more full seasons than Teddy Ballgame. Williams was walked more than anyone in the game too. There werent good ones many hitting after him in the BoSox lineup.

Stan Musial, 475 HRs. 1951 RBIs, .331 lifetime avg.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/musiast01.shtml

Ted Williams, 521 Hrs, 1839 RBIs, .344 lifetime avg.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willite01.shtml

Had Williams not 5 seasons during his prime he may have reached 3000+ hits and 700 Hrs.
I'm taking native San Diegan Ted Williams.
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sir_captain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 02:04 PM
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1. Teddy Ballgame--not even close
and that coming from a Yankees fan
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 02:05 PM
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2. Williams. I'd rather hang out with Stan, though.
He plays the harmonica.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 02:06 PM
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3. That's what I was going to say
definitely the mouth harp
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 02:30 PM
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4. But Ted was a great fisherman too.
But I was told that he talked too much.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 02:32 PM
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5. Williams though I like Musial a lot too
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 02:56 PM
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6. Teddy was a war hero too.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 03:47 PM
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8. Yes he was
My dad met him and John Henry Williams at a Senators reunion when my dad waited tables.
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CubsFan1982 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 03:46 PM
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7. Musial.
He did everything Williams did, plus fielding. Williams was notorious for his lack of hustle. I like Teddy Ballgame as a hitter, but Musial seems to me to be the more complete player, and he doesn't get the props Williams does. Musial it is, then.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 03:48 PM
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9. Musial has one of the great statistical anomalies in sports history.
He had the same number of hits at home as he did on the road.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 03:49 PM
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10. not even close
Williams was the greatest run producer in history.
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