“Pages of history” features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning News and the Evening Journal.Sept. 29, 1941, Wilmington Morning NewsWilliams hits .406 for seasonPHILADELPHIA – Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox yesterday became the first American Leaguer to hit .400 for a season since 1923 when Harry Heilman batted .403 for Detroit. Bill Terry was the last National League player to turn the trick, batting .401 for the Giants in 1930.Making six hits in eight times at bat while the Red Sox and Athletics split a doubleheader, Williams finished with a mark of .406.Boston won the first game, 12 to 11, and the second was called on account of darkness after eight innings with the A’s on top, 7 to 1. …Oct. 2, 1961, Wilmington Morning NewsYanks’ Maris sets homerun mark, smashes No. 61Roger Maris hit his 61st home run in the New York Yankees’ last game yesterday, setting a major league record for a 162-game season and a 1-0 victory over…
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