Ted Williams Captures Batting Title As Major League Teams End Season

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28--Ted Williams wrapped up his sixth American League batting championship with a closing day flurry--a double and homer in four trips--while his Boston teammate and rival Pete Runnels went hitless in four chances.

Williams posted a .328 average to .322 for Runnels.

Williams' homer, a bases-empty blast in the seventh inning and his twenty-sixth of the season, broke a 4-4 tie and pushed the Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Washington Senators and sewed up third place for the Boston Club.

The final standings in the majors this year: AMERICAN LEAGUE     W.  L.  Pct.  G.B. New York  92  62  .597  --- Chicago  82  72  .532  10 Boston  79  75  .513  13 Cleveland  77  76  .503  14 1/2 Detroit  77  77  .500  15 Baltimore  74  79  .484  17 1/2 Kansas City  73  81  .474  19 Washington  61  93  .396  31

NATIONAL LEAGUE     W.  L.  Pct.  G.B. Milwaukee  92  62  .597  --- Pittsburgh  84  70  .545  8 San Francisco  80  74  .519  12 Cincinnati  76  78  .494  16 Chicago  72  82  .468  20 St. Louis  72  82  .468  20 Los Angeles  71  83  .461  21 Philadelphia  69  85  .448  23

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 28--Whitey Ford and Warren Spahn appeared the likely starters in Wednesday's World Series opener at County Stadium as the majors ended the regular season.

Ford tuned up with a brilliant one-hit effort in six innings Friday night against Baltimore. Manager Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees is expected to make a formal pronouncement on Ford after Monday morning's workout at Yankee Stadium.

Spahn went six innings against Cincinnati to earn his 22nd victory for the Milwaukee Braves.

NATIONAL LEAGUE     W.  L.  Pct.  G.B. Milwaukee  92  62  .597  --- Pittsburgh  84  70  .545  8 San Francisco  80  74  .519  12 Cincinnati  76  78  .494  16 Chicago  72  82  .468  20 St. Louis  72  82  .468  20 Los Angeles  71  83  .461  21 Philadelphia  69  85  .448  23

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 28--Whitey Ford and Warren Spahn appeared the likely starters in Wednesday's World Series opener at County Stadium as the majors ended the regular season.

Ford tuned up with a brilliant one-hit effort in six innings Friday night against Baltimore. Manager Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees is expected to make a formal pronouncement on Ford after Monday morning's workout at Yankee Stadium.

Spahn went six innings against Cincinnati to earn his 22nd victory for the Milwaukee Braves.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 28--Whitey Ford and Warren Spahn appeared the likely starters in Wednesday's World Series opener at County Stadium as the majors ended the regular season.

Ford tuned up with a brilliant one-hit effort in six innings Friday night against Baltimore. Manager Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees is expected to make a formal pronouncement on Ford after Monday morning's workout at Yankee Stadium.

Spahn went six innings against Cincinnati to earn his 22nd victory for the Milwaukee Braves.