5 September moments from Teddy Ballgame’s historic 1941

It’s been 75 years since Ted Williams became the last man to hit .400.

To put Williams’ .406 average into perspective, only 13 times since 1941 has someone reached .370 — a pedestrian-sounding mark compared to the Splendid Splinter’s historic season.

Tony Gwynn’s .394 average during the strike-shortened 1994 season is the closest anyone has come to Williams. George Brett’s ’80 season (.390) and Rod Carew’s ’77 campaign (.388) are the next best.

It’s yet another testament to the greatness of Williams. But while his 1941 season continues to live on in baseball lore, it wasn’t always a given he would finish above .400.

Here’s a look at five memorable September moments that helped Williams finish with his hallowed .406:

The final day The Red Sox closed the 1941 season with a doubleheader on Sept. 28 at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park against the A’s. Williams, who hadn’t had a multi-hit game in a week, entered with a batting average of .3995.

He opened Game 1 with a single in the second, then homered in his second at-bat before knocking out two more singles. He went …

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