***Triple Crown Winner and last player (81 years and counting) to hit .400*** Ted was at .401 entering the last day of the season and many, including his manager, suggested he sit out the last day to preserve the magical .400 milestone. Ted would have none of it and went 6 for 8 in the doubleheader to end the season at .406. In a late life interview Ted was once again commended for his playing the season out, even if it meant falling below the .400 mark. He chuckled before looking at the interviewer with a smirk. “You know”, he said as he stared off into the distance. “If I had known then that I would be the last person in 2 generations of players to hit that mark, I can’t say for certain that I wouldn’t have grabbed a piece of pine and sat the last day out.”