Ted Williams Topps 1957 #1

[ls7plus]

Great card, and one of the one's I am still hunting for in "7" or better. That was the year Ted, turning 39 that August, hit .388 (just six hits shy of .400) with 38 HR's! The greatest hitter of all time, based on what I personally believe is the best yardstick, Bill James' runs created compared to league average runs created (per 27 outs) of that time. Ted was at 250% of league average for his ENTIRE CAREER, while Gehrig (who was over 210% career-wise, as I recall), in his best year, 1927, only got to 249%. The Babe, who created more total runs than Ted because the conditions of his era were more conducive to run production, was at 240%.

Larry

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

Great card, and one of the one's I am still hunting for in "7" or better. That was the year Ted, turning 39 that August, hit .388 (just six hits shy of .400) with 38 HR's! The greatest hitter of all time, based on what I personally believe is the best yardstick, Bill James' runs created compared to league average runs created (per 27 outs) of that time. Ted was at 250% of league average for his ENTIRE CAREER, while Gehrig (who was over 210% career-wise, as I recall), in his best year, 1927, only got to 249%. The Babe, who created more total runs than Ted because the conditions of his era were more conducive to run production, was at 240%.

Larry

I would agree that Teddy Ballgame was the best offensive player to ever play the game.

I have a beautiful 57 myself. For me this can be one of his nicest cards or one of the worst. The 57 set in general can be very ugly with its common horrible print offset.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Ted is my favorite and will always be. Here's mine:

[irv]

When I first joined this site 8-9 months ago, I asked where all the Ted Williams cards were?

I seen Ruth's, Mays, Koufax's Robinson's, and of course Mantle's, but very few, almost non existent, Williams cards.

I was told he currently wasn't popular and also along the lines that he really never was compared to the players I mentioned above??

This struck me, (but it could have been bad info?) as I thought Ted, and at least a couple others, would have been a huge desirable cards to collect.?

I purchased this one, my only Ted, but I wish I had of purchased the whole set I seen on here or E-Bay relatively cheap.