Opening Day in 1947 Ted Williams won two Triple Crowns and retired with a .344 lifetime average and 521 home runs. (Photo / The Brearley Collection) 1024x768 resolution (151k) 800x600 resolution (80k)
		Out with a bang Ted Williams crosses the plate after his eighth-inning blast, to the delight of rookie Jim Pagliaroni. (Ticket, Photo Courtesy Baseball Hall of Fame) 1024x768 resolution (151k) 800x600 resolution (80k)
		Hanging it up Ted Williams hangs up his No. 9 in his locker for the final time. (AP Photo) 1024x768 resolution (151k) 800x600 resolution (80k)
		On the move Ted Williams reaches second safely after a wild pitch during a 1955 game. (Globe File Photo) 1024x768 resolution (151k) 800x600 resolution (80k)
		The art of hitting Ted Williams takes a few cuts before entering the box during his rookie season at Fenway Park. (AP Photo) 1024x768 resolution (151k) 800x600 resolution (80k)
		Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski share a laugh in 1961 at the team's spring training camp in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo) 1024x768 resolution (131k) 800x600 resolution (86k)
		502 feet A single rose sits in Section 42, Row 37, Seat 21 at Fenway Park, where Ted Williams blasted a 502-foot home run in 1946. (Globe Staff Photo / David Kamerman) 1024x768 resolution (57k) 800x600 resolution (40k)
		Serving his country Teddy Ballgame takes a break in the cockpit of a Marine F9F-5 Panther jet fighter plane while taking a refresher course in September 1952. (AP Photo) 1024x768 resolution (134k) 800x600 resolution (87k)
		Hit parade Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio share a laugh before the Red Sox and Yankees open the 1950 season at Fenway Park. (AP Photo) 1024x768 resolution (101k) 800x600 resolution (67k)
		The art of hitting Ted Williams weighs one of his new 36-ounce Hickory baseball bats in the clubhouse after a morning workout at spring training in Sarasota, Fla., in 1948. (AP Photo) 1024x768 resolution (151k) 800x600 resolution (80k)

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Decide which image you want and click on the proper desktop size. (Select 1024x768 if you have your monitor set at high resolution. Otherwise select 800x600.)

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Windows: Right-click with your mouse on the image and select "Set as wallpaper." You're done!

Macintosh: Click and hold your mouse over the photo you want. A menu will pop up. Choose "Save This Image As," and save it to your desktop.

Open the image in any image-editing program (i.e. - Photoshop, PaintShop, MacPaint, etc.). Choose "Select All," then choose "Copy" from the edit menu.

Next go under the apple menu and select "Control Panels," then "Desktop Patterns." Go under the Edit menu and choose "Paste." Hit the "Set Desktop Pattern" button, and you're done.