U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 30

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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MONDAY, AUGUST 30: TED WILLIAMS

Profile America — Monday, August 30th.  The man many call the best hitter in baseball history was born on this date in 1918 in San Diego — Ted Williams.  He broke into the major leagues in 1939, and played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox, ending with a lifetime batting average of .344. His 1941 average of .406 has yet to be surpassed.  Williams missed five seasons at the prime of his career, first as a navy pilot in World War II and then as a Marine Corps flyer in the Korean War. When Ted Williams played his first big league game, just under 9 million people went to baseball games a year.  Now, nearly 80 million fans go to American and National league ballparks annually. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 435

Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 465

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 1208

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

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