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Ted
Williams Museum Tells Baseball’s
Story
Ted
Williams (Photo Right Courtesy www.tedwilliamsmuseum.com)
 Theodore
Samuel Williams was certainly one
of the greatest players ever to
wear a baseball uniform. And whether
you are a Red Sox fan, Cubs fan,
Braves fan, Yankees Fan or whatever
team you follow, the Ted Williams
Museum at Tropicana Field in St.
Petersburg, Florida, is one RVing
destination you won’t want to miss.
The
museum was previously located just
a few blocks from Ted’s home, but
has since moved to Tropicana Field
on Tropicana Way. It is open from
two hours before home games of the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays until after
the game.
The
museum was originally opened in
1994 in Hernando, Fla., eight years
before Ted Williams’ death in 2002.
At the new location, the museum
is designed to be user friendly
for everyone, baseball fan or not.
Through its vivid historical perspective,
the museum entertains and enlightens
baseball fans of all ages. The museum
depicts Ted's brilliant career and
his being the last major league
hitter to bat .400 for an entire
season, as well as other important
facets of Ted's life away from the
diamond as a world class fisherman,
a U.S. Marine aviator who served
in two wars, and a stalwart supporter
of charities, such as the Jimmy
Fund. (This Fund supports the fight
against cancer in children and adults,
specifically at the Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute.) As a pilot in
the Korean War, Ted flew with John
Glenn, the future astronaut.
Complimenting
Ted's accomplishments, the museum
reflects the excitement generated
by some of the game's greatest hitters
and pays tribute to their remarkable
achievements. There are interviews
with and game footage of Stan Musial,
Joe DiMaggio and Bob Feller. Other
historical events are depicted in
photos and memorabilia, including
Babe Ruth’s “Called Shots” in the
1932 World Series.
What
the museum is all about is best
described in Ted's own words: "Through
the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters
Hall of Fame, we hope to build a
lasting monument, an architectural
tribute to what I think is the single
most difficult thing in all of sports:
hitting a baseball. We hope the
museum will become a place millions
of baseball fans will visit and
enjoy for generations to come. I
hope you'll join us as we transform
our dreams into reality."
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