{"product_id":"9780671634230","title":"My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWilliams, Ted\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTouchstone\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/15\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eNow available for the first time in years, \u003ci\u003eMy Turn at Bat\u003c\/i\u003e is Ted Williams' own story of his spectacular life and baseball career. \u003cbr\u003e An acclaimed best-seller, \u003ci\u003eMy Turn at Bat\u003c\/i\u003e now features new photographs and, for the first time, Ted's reflections on his managing career and the state of baseball as it is played in the 1980s. It's all here in this brilliant, honest and sometimes angry autobiography -- Williams' childhood days in San Diego, his military service, his unforgettable major league baseball debut and ensuing Hall of Fame career that included two Triple Crowns, two Most Valuable Player awards, six batting championships, five \u003ci\u003eSporting News\u003c\/i\u003e awards as Major League Player of the Year, 521 lifetime homeruns and a .344 career batting average. And Williams tells his side of the controversies, from his battles with sportswriters and Boston fans to his single World Series performance and his career with the declining Red Sox of the 1950s. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Turn at Bat\u003c\/i\u003e belongs in the library of everyone who loves Ted Williams, baseball, or great life stories well-told. \u003cbr\u003e Red Barber proclaimed \u003ci\u003eMy Turn at Bat\u003c\/i\u003e to be: \"One of the best baseball books I've ever read.\" John Leonard of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e said \u003ci\u003eMy Turn at Bat\u003c\/i\u003e was \"unbuttoned and wholly engaging...the portrait of an original who is unrepentant about being better than anyone else.\"","brand":"Touchstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454226780415,"sku":"9780671634230","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_45031e40-6448-4de5-a3ee-782376245eeb.jpg?v=1746933268","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780671634230","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}