Dom DiMaggio was the younger brother of MLB Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio and a former Boston Red Sox center fielder. He holds the record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak in Red Sox history and was an All-Star player seven times during his 11 seasons with the club.NBC Sports: Former Red Sox Star (May 8, 2009)
DiMaggio died at his Massachusetts home on May 8, 2009. He was 92 years old at the time of his death.NBC Sports: Former Red Sox Star (May 8, 2009)
Notable Statistics
- 1949: 34 consecutive game hitting streak, the longest consecutive game hitting streak in Boston Red Sox historyNBC Sports: Former Red Sox Star (May 8, 2009)
- August 9, 1949: Hitting streak was broken when his older brother, Joe DiMaggio, "caught a sinking liner in the eighth inning of a 6-3 Red Sox win over the Yankees"Baseball Library: Dom DiMaggio Profile
- 1951: 27 straight in 1951, the fifth longest streak in Red Sox historyNBC Sports: Former Red Sox Star (May 8, 2009)
- Scored more than 100 runs seven times in his careerBaseball Library: Dom DiMaggio Profile
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Full name
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Hometown
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Residence
Marion, Massachusetts
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Parents
Giuseppe Paola DiMaggio, a fisherman, and Rosalie (Mercurio) DiMaggioBoston Globe: Dom DiMaggio Dies (May 8, 2009)
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MLB Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio was one of his older brothersBoston Globe: Dom DiMaggio Dies (May 8, 2009)
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Older brother, Vince, played for five National League baseball teams from 1937-1946MLB: Dom DiMaggio Dies (May 8, 2009)
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DiMaggio and his wife, Emily, were married for 61 yearsBoston Globe: Dom DiMaggio Dies (May 8, 2009)
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Started his baseball career as a shortstop but was moved to the outfield because managers were concerned a bad hop might break his glassesBoston Globe: Dom DiMaggio Dies (May 8, 2009)
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1940-1942; 1946-1953
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Missed three seasons in the mid-1940s while he served in the U.S. Navy during WWIINBC Sports: Former Red Sox Star (May 8, 2009)
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1943
Suffered an eye injury while stationed on the West CoastBoston Globe: Dom DiMaggio Dies (May 8, 2009)
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The eye injury developed into chorio-retinitis and eventually forced his retirement from baseball in 1953Boston Globe: Dom DiMaggio Dies (May 8, 2009)
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Known as the "Little Professor" due to his eyeglasses and small frameNBC Sports: Former Red Sox Star (May 8, 2009)
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Height
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Weighed 168 lbs when he played for the Red SoxNBC Sports: Former Red Sox Star (May 8, 2009)
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1946 World Series
Scored the deciding run in Game Five, giving the Red Sox a 3-2 lead in the SeriesBaseball Library: Dom DiMaggio Profile
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The Red Sox eventually lost the 1946 Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven gamesBaseball Library: Dom DiMaggio Profile
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Shared the outfield with his brother, Joe, in three All-Star gamesBaseball Library: Dom DiMaggio Profile
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1995
Inducted into the Red Sox Hall of FameBaseball Library: Dom DiMaggio Profile
