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Authors: Ben Bradlee Jr.

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2
. Williams with Underwood,
My Turn at Bat,
217–18.

 
3
. Williams with Pietrusza,
Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures,
41.

 
4
.
Sport,
September 1951.

 
5
.
New York Times,
September 30, 1960.

 
6
. Interview with Karl Smith, October 26, 2005.

 
7
. Interview with Butch Buchholz, May 6, 2004.

 
8
. Interview with Jack Twyman, June 10, 2004.

 
9
. From “My Friend Ted Williams”—nine pages of reflections by Carl Lind on his time with Williams, provided to the author by Lind.

 
10
. Interview with Bobby-Jo Williams Ferrell, May 5, 2004.

 
11
. Interview with Lee Howard, October 10, 2002.

 
12
.
Boston Herald, Boston Traveler,
and
Boston Record-American,
March 3, 1961.

 
13
.
Hoover High Cardinal,
April 13, 1966.

 
14
. Interview with Al Cassidy, October 9, 2002.

 
15
. Charles Zarrell email to the author, August 7, 2013.

 
16
. Interview with Don Brown, August 21, 2003.

 
17
.
Boston Globe,
July 4, 1965.

 
18
. Interview with Al Palmieri, May 7, 2004.

 
19
. Interview with Joe Camacho, June 4, 2004.

 
20
. Interview with Jimmy Camacho, August 10, 2004.

 
21
. Letter to the
Boston Globe,
July 22, 2002.

 
22
. Interview with Al Cassidy, October 9, 2002.

 
23
. Linn,
Hitter,
275.

 
24
. Interview with Stu Apte, November 7, 2005.

 
25
. Interview with Jordan Ramin, September 27, 2004.

 
26
. Interview with Dolores Wettach, September 28, 2008.

Chapter 20: Bobby-Jo

 
1
. Interview with Bobby-Jo Williams Ferrell, May 5, 2004.

 
2
. Interview with Daria Stehle, February 16, 2005.

 
3
. Interview with Bill Churchman, May 11, 2004.

 
4
. Interview with Stephen Tomasco, February 25, 2003.

 
5
. Interview with Bill Churchman, May 11, 2004.

 
6
.
Washington Post,
February 13, 2002.

Chapter 21: “Inn of the Immortals”

 
1
.
Boston Traveler,
December 29, 1965.

 
2
.
New York Times,
January 10, 1966.

 
3
. Lou Gehrig was elected to the Hall of Fame by acclamation in 1939 after it was learned that he had been stricken with ALS.

 
4
.
Boston Globe,
January 14, 1966.

 
5
.
Boston Record-American,
January 5, 1966.

 
6
.
Boston Globe,
January 20, 1966.

 
7
.
Boston Globe,
January 30, 1966.

 
8
. Williams with Underwood,
My Turn at Bat,
223.

 
9
.
Boston Herald,
July 26, 1966.

 
10
.
Boston Globe,
July 26, 1966.

 
11
.
Boston Traveler,
July 25, 1966.

 
12
.
Boston Herald,
July 26, 1966.

 
13
. Williams with Underwood,
My Turn at Bat,
224.

 
14
. Interview with Tim Horgan, October 5, 2005.

 
15
.
Boston Traveler,
July 29, 1966.

 
16
.
Boston Herald,
July 30, 1966.

 
17
. Rampersad,
Jackie Robinson,
319.

 
18
. Williams column in the
Boston Globe,
September 22, 1963.

 
19
. Halberstam,
The Teammates,
113.

 
20
. Interview with Joe Davis, April 17, 2004.

 
21
.
Boston Globe,
July 22, 2002.

 
22
. Interview with Curt Gowdy, October 24, 2002.

 
23
.
USA Today,
April 15, 2012.

 
24
. Kuhn,
Hardball,
56.

 
25
.
New York Post,
February 4, 1971.

 
26
.
Washington Post,
July 10, 1971.

 
27
. From Monte Irvin’s videotape at the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame.

 
28
.
The Well,
“Inkwell: Authors and Artists, Topic 159: Howard Bryant,
Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston,
” September 19, 2002, http://www.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/159/Howard-Bryant-Shut-Out-A-Story-o-page01.xhtml.

 
29
. Interview with Al Cassidy, October 9, 2002, and November 18, 2005.

 
30
. Interview with Martin Nolan, November 22, 2002.

 
31
. Interview with Buck O’Neil, July 15, 2004.

 
32
. Interview with Al Cassidy, October 9, 2002, and November 18, 2005.

 
33
. United Press International, July 26, 1985, and the
Oneonta Daily Star
(New York), July 27, 1985.

 
34
.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
August 12, 1995.

Chapter 22: Dolores

 
1
. United Press International, October 14, 1966.

 
2
. Interview with Bobby-Jo Williams Ferrell, May 5, 2004.

 
3
. Interview with Lee Howard, October 10, 2002.

 
4
. Interview with Dolores Williams, September 29, 2008.

 
5
.
New York Journal-American,
September 1, 1959.

 
6
.
Variety,
September 23, 1959.

 
7
.
Time,
December 22, 1961.

 
8
. John Underwood, “Going Fishing with the Kid,”
Sports Illustrated,
August 21, 1967.

 
9
. Interview with Francine Dawn Hebding, November 19, 2002.

 
10
. Prime and Nowlin,
Ted Williams,
67.

 
11
. Interview with John Underwood, April 14, 2003.

 
12
. Interview with Claudia Williams, April 29, 2005.

Chapter 23: The Splendid Skipper

 
1
.
Washington Post,
February 13, 1969.

 
2
.
Boston Globe,
March 18, 1969.

 
3
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
44.

 
4
.
Washingtonian,
March 1970.

 
5
.
Sports Illustrated,
February 24, 1969.

 
6
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
44;
Washingtonian,
March 1970; and
Sports Illustrated,
February 24, 1969.

 
7
.
Wall Street Journal,
April 6, 1970.

 
8
.
Boston Globe,
February 22, 1969.

 
9
. Ibid.

 
10
. United Press International, February 23, 1969.

 
11
.
Boston Globe,
February 22, 1969.

 
12
.
Boston Globe,
February 23, 1969.

 
13
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
46.

 
14
.
Boston Globe,
February 26, 1969.

 
15
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
46.

 
16
. Ibid., 43.

 
17
. Ibid., 35.

 
18
.
Washington Post,
March 2, 1969.

 
19
. Frank Howard, “What It’s Like to Play for Ted Williams,”
Sport,
March 1970 (Howard’s account of the 1969 season).

 
20
. Interview with Dave Nelson, October 10, 2003.

 
21
.
Boston Globe,
March 17, 1969.

 
22
.
Sport,
March 1970.

 
23
.
Boston Globe,
March 17, 1969.

 
24
. Interview with Mike Epstein, July 18, 2005.

 
25
. Terwilliger with Peterson and Boehm,
Terwilliger Bunts One,
169.

 
26
.
Boston Globe,
March 19, 1969.

 
27
. Terwilliger with Peterson and Boehm,
Terwilliger Bunts One,
172.

 
28
. Ibid., 175.

 
29
.
Sport,
March 1970.

 
30
.
New York Times,
April 8, 1969.

 
31
.
Boston Globe,
April 7, 1969.

 
32
. Letter from Richard Nixon to Ted Williams, March 3, 1969, made available to the author by Claudia Williams.

 
33
.
Boston Globe,
April 8, 1969.

 
34
. Terwilliger with Peterson and Boehm,
Terwilliger Bunts One,
176.

 
35
. Ibid., 176–78.

 
36
.
New York Times,
April 16, 1969.

 
37
. Cataneo,
Peanuts and Crackerjack,
149.

 
38
.
Boston Globe,
April 24, 1969.

 
39
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
98.

 
40
.
Wall Street Journal,
April 6, 1970.

 
41
. Ibid.

 
42
.
Washington Post,
July 2, 1969.

 
43
.
Washingtonian,
March 1970.

 
44
. Interview with Dick Billings, October 7, 2003.

 
45
. Interview with David Burgin, October 15, 2005.

 
46
.
Washington Post,
March 4, 1969.

 
47
. Dolores Williams interview with Don Newbery, September 1969.

 
48
. Letter from Don Newbery to Dolores Williams, March 2003.

 
49
. Terwilliger with Peterson and Boehm,
Terwilliger Bunts One,
182.

 
50
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
38.

 
51
. Ibid.

 
52
. Letter from Richard Nixon to Ted Williams, July 18, 1984, made available to the author by Claudia Williams.

 
53
.
Sporting News,
September 8, 1969.

 
54
. Associated Press, October 21, 1969.

 
55
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
77.

 
56
.
Boston Globe,
October 2, 1969.

 
57
.
Washington Post,
October 22, 1969.

 
58
.
Detroit News,
September 20, 1971, as cited in Terwilliger with Peterson and Boehm,
Terwilliger Bunts One,
181.

 
59
.
Boston Globe,
February 8, 1970.

 
60
.
Boston Globe,
January 23, 1970.

 
61
.
Wall Street Journal,
April 6, 1970.

 
62
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
31.

 
63
. Associated Press, April 29, 1970.

 
64
.
Washington Post,
April 30, 1970.

 
65
.
Washington Post,
May 24, 1970.

 
66
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
47.

 
67
.
Boston Globe,
May 31, 1977.

 
68
. Interview with Bernie Allen, July 16, 2004.

 
69
.
Boston Globe,
July 1, 1970.

 
70
. Interview with Dick Bosman, October 7, 2003.

 
71
. Interview with Bernie Allen, July 16, 2004.

 
72
.
Boston Globe,
July 2, 1970.

 
73
. United Press International, July 20, 1970.

 
74
. Interview with Joe Camacho, June 4, 2004.

 
75
. Interview with Casey Cox, July 23, 2004.

 
76
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
55.

 
77
. Ibid., 37.

 
78
. Interview with Shelby Whitfield, December 21, 2005.

 
79
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
26.

 
80
. Ibid., 59, 72, and 75.

 
81
. Ibid., 57.

 
82
. Ibid., 114.

 
83
. Associated Press, October 13, 1970.

 
84
. Whitfield,
Kiss It Good-Bye,
24.

 
85
. Interview with Dolores Williams, September 29, 2008.

 
86
. Montville,
Ted Williams,
300.

 
87
. Interview with Dolores Williams, September 29, 2008.

 
88
. McLain with Diles,
Nobody’s Perfect,
115.

 
89
. Interview with Dave Nelson, October 10, 2003.

 
90
. McLain with Diles,
Nobody’s Perfect,
122.

 
91
. Ibid., 119.

 
92
. United Press International, September 22, 1971.

 
93
.
Washington Post,
August 26, 1971.

 
94
. Interview with Tom Grieve, October 28, 2004.

 
95
. Terwilliger with Peterson and Boehm,
Terwilliger Bunts One,
189.

 
96
. Ibid., 188.

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