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Ted Williams - San Diego History Center, San Diego, CA
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Padres history (June 26): Hoover High's Ted Williams stays close
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Lot Detail - 1937 Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres Program
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Echoes from Lane Field–A History of the San Diego Padres 1936-1957
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Ted Williams Padres
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Echoes from Lane Field–A History of the San Diego Padres 1936-1957
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Ted Williams inducted to Padres Hall of Fame
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Baseball Returns Downtown
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Lot Detail - 1937 Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres Program
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1959 Fleer Ted Williams 1936-From Mound To (Plate)
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No. 19, Ted Williams, LF, San Diego Padres – Society for American
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The Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams from