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Williams ' pay doubled in, going from $ 5, 000 to $ 10, 000.

With the addition of a new bullpen in right field of Fenway Park, which reduced the distance from home plate from 400 feet to 380 feet, the bullpen was nicknamed " Williamsburg ", because the new addition was " obviously designed for Williams ".

Williams was then switched from right field to left field, as there would be less sun in his eyes, and it would give Dominic DiMaggio a chance to play.

Finally, Williams was flip-flopped in the order with the great slugger Jimmie Foxx, with the idea that Williams would get more pitches to hit.

Pitchers, though, were not afraid to walk him to get to the 33-year-old Foxx, and after that the 34-year-old Joe Cronin, the player-manager.

Williams also made his first of sixteen All-Star Game appearances in 1940, going 0-for-2.

Although Williams hit. 344, his power and runs batted in were down from the previous season, with 23 home runs and 113 RBIs.

Williams also caused a controversy in mid-August when he called his salary " peanuts ", along with saying he hated the city of Boston and reporters, leading reporters to lash back at him, saying that he should be traded.

Williams said that the " only real fun " he had in 1940 was being able to pitch once on August 24, when he pitched the last two innings in a 12-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers, allowing one earned run on three hits, while striking out one batter, Rudy York.