Joe DiMaggio
American baseball player (1914-1999) · United States · Actors · Died at 84
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Something wrong?", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time and set the record for the longest hitting streak.
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A baseball card of DiMaggio with the San Francisco Seals, c. 1934
Seven of the American League's 1937 All-Star players: Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg. All seven would eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame.
DiMaggio in 1951, his last year in baseball
DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle at Yankee Stadium in 1970, two years after Mantle's retirement
DiMaggio kisses his bat in 1941, the year he hit safely in 56 consecutive games. His wife Dorothy Arnold was pregnant with their son Joe Jr. while the streak was in progress.
DiMaggio with wife Marilyn Monroe, January 1954
DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe staying at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on their honeymoonAwards
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About this person
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time and set the record for the longest hitting streak.
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