On Tuesday, some local baseball pilgrims celebrated the most meaningful walk of Ted Williams' career.
Not among the 2,021 listed on the late Hall of Famer's impressive statistical resume, it instead was a 1941 walk that, on the eve of his greatest accomplishment, Williams took through Philadelphia's crowded streets.
"Planning this walk just seemed a nice way to commemorate some Philadelphia baseball history," explained Seamus Kearney, the event's organizer and a member of the local SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) chapter.
Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of one of this city's great sports moments, the day Williams, his .