Met Mr Williams in 1978, about an hour after game 162. I was 16 and my Mom, brother and I went to the last two games of the regular season (so we thought). Mom said going to game 163 was not an option with school the next day in VT. I snapped a picture of the scoreboard "Thank You Rick Waits" and we went back to the car at the hotel (Holiday Inn). We got lost leaving Boston so we ended up back at the hotel to ask for directions and there standing right in front of the doors was the greatest... well, you know.
We walked right up to Ted and he couldn't have been more friendly. We shook his hand, got an autograph and talked for a bit. Ted asked if. we were going to the game the next day. I told him Mom said school came first. He asked if I played ball and said I looked like a pitcher. I was probably 6'3", 140 lbs at the time.
What an unforgettable day that was.
Just checked... the day Ted was born the Sox took two games from the Philadelphia A's at Fenway, 12-0 and 4-1. The A's made 8 errors in game 1 and Babe got a couple knocks. 12 days later (Sept. 11) the Sox would clinch their 5th World Series. The season was cut short because of WWI.