Joe DiMaggio

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Joe DiMaggio Vital Stats

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- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 193
- Rookie Year: 1936
- Retired: 1951

Joe DiMaggio Timeline

November 25, 1936 : Born
1936: Debuts with New York Yankees
1939: American League MVP
1941: Sets record for 56 Game hitting Streak
1941: American League MVP
1947: American League MVP
1952: Retired from Baseball
1954: Married Marilyn Monroe
1955: Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
March 8, 1999: Died

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Guide Note:

Joe DiMaggio was an outfielder for the New York Yankees for thirteen seasons between 1936 and 1951. He is the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York and he holds the Major League record for hitting in 56 consecutive games in 1941.

Fast Facts:

Born: November 25, 1914
Birthplace: Martinez, California
Married: Dorothy Arnold (1938-1943), Marilyn Monroe (1954)
Died: March 9, 1999
3-Time AL MVP
An all-star in every season he played
Did not play between 1943 and 1945; served in World War II

Career

Born to a Sicilian immigrant family in California in 1914, DiMaggio began his career with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1932. He made his major league debut in 1936 for the New York Yankees, and played centerfield. No baseball player has ever come close to breaking his 1941 56-game hitting streak, and through his career .325 batting average, 361 home runs, and 2,214 hits, he led the Yankees to nine World Series titles in his thirteen career seasons. In 1943, DiMaggio joined the U.S. Army and did not play during the 1943, 1944, or 1945 seasons.

Personal Life

DiMaggio was married twice, both times to actresses. In 1938, he married actress Dorothy Arnold, and divorced her in 1943. His more famous romance was his 276-day marriage to film bombshell Marilyn Monroe in 1954. DiMaggio never remarried, and continued to keep in contact with Monroe until her mysterious death in 1962.

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