September 28 in Boston Red Sox History: Ted Williams goes 6-for-8 in a season-ending doubleheader to raise his final average to .406. (1941)

On September 28, 1941, At Shibe Park, Batting .399955, Ted Williams elects to play in a doubleheader against the A’s on the final day of the season rather than go back into the coveted .400 average because the number is rounded up. In-game, Williams goes 4-5 against a trio of Philadelphia A’s pitche

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