Ted Williams (9) of the Boston Red Sox is shown at-bat hitting a home run against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo. in this June 22, 1956 photo. Williams, the Boston Red Sox revered and sometimes reviled ``Splendid Splinter'' and baseball's last .400 hitter, died Friday, July 5, 2002, of cardiac arrest at Citrus County Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Fla., said hospital spokeswoman Rebecca Martin. He was 83. (AP Photo)