I loved this article that explains some of the back-story and more about the man who stopped to talk with Ted Williams.
"It's part of my faith," he said after some prodding about his motivations. "You may not be able to help someone with money, but you can at least say hello, how you doing, and look at them."
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/06/gol...ex.html?hpt=C1