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    Ted Williams memorabilia up for auction

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An incredible array of memorabilia from the life of one of baseball's greatest hitters Ted Williams is up for auction.

It's almost a -- sort of coming home to Boston away.

Williams spent his entire Major League career from 1939 to 1960 playing for the Boston Red Sox slamming home runs at historic Fenway Park where the collection is on -- -- the public Ted Williams I -- Ted Williams and -- Red Sox among items expected to bring in six figures a baseball signed Williams by a group.

-- favorite baseball is is one of the iconic pieces in the -- and it took place very famous meeting between ten baby in the forties.

At Fenway Park intact she -- on video in the saudis that this is the one baseball he'd asked for his career.

His 1957.

Batting championship award and most valuable player plaque are available to but williams' life was much bigger than baseball.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

His wouldn't fly rods in Winchester rifles displayed not far from signed photos taken with former presidents.

And sports icons he served his country in two wars.

One has asked the question if he had not spent five years in the military where when he -- his records be.

In five years this country which a lot of people don't know.

Military memorabilia includes World War II flight log books and this medal from the Korean War.

Claudia Williams Ted williams' daughter will be the benefactor of the auction but a portion of the proceeds will go to would have williams' favorite charity the Jimmy -- Which supports the fight against childhood cancer.

Bidders from all over the world are participating online the items here are expected to bring in between two and three million dollars and when the auction is complete.

The bidders will each be taking home a little piece of history.

From the light -- one of baseball's greatest players.

In Boston Molly Line Fox News --

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