In 1941 Ted Williams went 185 for 456: batting average (BA) .405701754386.
His highest BA was against the Yankees: 32 for 68: (BA) .470588235294.
If the Yankees had held Williams to three fewer hits: 29 for 68 (BA) .426470588235, it would have been slightly higher than Williams against the St. Louis Browns: .426229508197 and second only to Williams against the Philadelphia Athletics .444.
Without those three hits Williams would have been 182 for 456: BA .399122807018.
Ted Williams hit .394 in 1941 against teams not the Yankees. Monday, August 15, 2016
Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Williams is the last batter to qualify for league lead in averages with a batting average (BA) of at least .400.
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