The Washington Post, July 6th, 2002
BABE RUTH'S greatest records have long since been surpassed. Lou Gehrig's most famous mark finally fell to Cal Ripken. The very worth of a modern home run is currently under a cloud of suspicion, and baseball's players and owners are talking about another ruinous strike. But the two great monuments of 1941 are still there -- Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak and Ted Williams's .406 batting average. Both men deserved to see those marks stand as long as they lived -- and with Mr. Williams's death this week, both have. Mr. Williams belonged mostly to Boston, which as many ballplayers have lea...
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