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Joseph Paul DiMaggio (/ d ə ˈ m ɑː dʒ i oʊ /; born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈpaːolo diˈmaddʒo]; November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
DiMaggio in 1939. During the 1941 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio recorded at least one hit in 56 consecutive games, breaking the MLB record for the longest hitting streak. His run lasted from May 15 to July 16, during which he had a .408 batting average.
The 1947 Yankees, led by MVP Joe DiMaggio, won the AL pennant by 12 games over the Tigers.They played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, winning a close-fought seven-game series that featured memorable moments like Cookie Lavagetto's walk-off double in game 4 and Al Gionfriddo's famous catch that robbed DiMaggio of a potential home run.
1951 World Series at Baseball Almanac; 1951 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com; The 1951 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet; History of the World Series - 1951 at The Sporting News. Archived from the original in May 2006. Kodak Presents – Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments, The Shot Heard 'Round the World
May 3, 1936: Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut, [2] batting ahead of Lou Gehrig.The Yankees had not been to the World Series since 1932, but, thanks in large part to their sensational rookie, they won the 1936 World Series.
Two of the most storied teams in baseball are ready to face off in the 2024 World Series. ... From Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra in the '40s to Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford in the '50s and Reggie ...
May 15, 1941: In a game against the Chicago White Sox, Joe DiMaggio began his major league record 56-game hitting streak with a hit off Sox pitcher Eddie Smith. [1] During the hitting streak, DiMaggio had a batting average of .408, hit 15 home runs, and accumulated 55 runs batted in. After the streak ended, DiMaggio began a 16-game hitting streak.
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