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Description
In 1981 the Major League Baseball Players Association held a strike. At his Hampden, Maine, home Ted Williams criticized the baseball strike saying he thought it hurt the game. Williams batted .406 for the Boston Red Sox in 1941.
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About This Item
- Title: Ted Williams, Hampden, 1981
- Creator: Mickey Blanchette
- Creation Date: 1981
- Subject Date: 1981
- Location: Hampden, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 4/6
- Collection: United Press International collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Major League Baseball Players Association--Strikes and lockouts, 1981
- Strikes and lockouts--Baseball
- Williams, Ted, (1918-)--Photographs
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