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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.
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.
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.
Joe DiMaggio recorded base hits in an MLB record 56 straight games in 1941. New York's 1936 season was Joe DiMaggio's first with the club. The young center fielder was signed in 1934 from the Pacific Coast League's San Francisco Seals, and made his debut with the Yankees in 1936, gaining an extra year's experience with the Seals. DiMaggio had a ...
The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Giants in 6 games. This year was noted for a "changing of the guard" for the Yankees, as it was Joe DiMaggio's final season [1] and Mickey Mantle's first.
Joe DiMaggio with the Seals. In January 1935, the Seals hired Lefty O'Doul as the team's player-manager. [1] [2] O'Doul had played for the Seals at the start of his playing career and went on to play 11 years in the major leagues, winning National League batting titles in 1929 and 1932. [2]
That group includes five Hall of Famers (Ralph Kiner, Eddie Mathews, Frank Robinson, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio), a future first-ballot Hall of Famer (Albert Pujols) and three other terrific 21st ...
Position Player Team All-Star Games P: Lefty Grove: Red Sox: 3 C: Rick Ferrell: Red Sox: 4 1B: Lou Gehrig: ... Joe DiMaggio became the first rookie to play in an All ...