>>> finally tonight, his nickname was the splendid splinter. ted williams notched a .406 batting average in 1941 and no one has been able to come close to that since. he was simply one of the greatest players ever and he's beloved by his legions of fans in boston where he spent his entire career. now they have a chance to take a piece of that magic home with them. nbc's anne thompson reports.
>> they want to touch them all. the trophies, the uniforms, the baseballs. from the personal collection of ted williams .
>> ted williams . most famous red sox player.
>> put up for auction this weekend by his daughter claudia.
>> for me, it's almost like a gift, giving it back to the fans.
>> on the off the field. a marine who served his country in two wars. logging missions in his own neat script. taking five years off a hall of fame baseball career. the last man to hit over .400 only asked for one autograph, and babe ruth signed this baseball.
>> you arguably couldn't get a better combination of pieces or players to come together on one autograph.
>> claudia, born 11 years after williams retired, knew her father as a world class fisherman. it wasn't until she heard him cheered in an old timers game in fenway that she understood.
>> i remember thinking, wow, he must have done something really good on the baseball field .
>> a doubleheader.
>> today, williams still brings people to the hall of baseball.
>> it's a connection to my father, my family, and my children.
>> this is fenway park , and there's not a game, no dreaded yankees, just a chance for fans to watch where their heroes do and did.
>> in his last at-bat, williams homered and still refused to tip his cap. author john up dike famously wrote, gods do not answer letters, but this one has answered prayers.
>> as you know, there are two things close to my heart, baseball and kids.
>> williams raised millions for kids with cancer through the jimmy fund and will do so again. a portion of the auction's proceeding going to help the charity he loved.
>> he was adamant about keeping that alive. anytime anyone wanted to give ted williams anything, he said, you know what, send a donation to the fund.
>> he stepped up to bat for the kids. anne thompson , nbc news, boston.
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