The childhood desire of Ted Williams to hit a .400 game is briefly told by describing his constant practice while playing baseball from grade school through two minor-league teams. When he finally joined the Boston Red Sox in 1939, his batting average was a respectable .327. But Ted Williams wanted more. The remainder of the book tells of the 1941 season, just before many baseball players went to fight in WWII. With two games to play, Ted's average dropped to .39955. The league rounds up, so even if he did not bat in the last two games, his average would be .400. Ted's decision was, "If I can't hit .400 all the way, I don't deserve it." The opposing teams wished him luck but were not going to make it easy. Ted played the final two games and finished the season with .406 - the last major league player to hit .400 for a whole season. Charles Pyle's action-filled, colorful illustrations increase the tension of the achievement of this admirable goal.