Joe DiMaggio

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.http://www.joedimaggio.com/

April 6 2010, a baseball that Joe Dimaggio signed in 1946 is for sale by its owner Ronald Hoier. He has been offered $2,500 for the ball. It will be auctioned. Hoier himself handed the ball to Dimaggio to be signed. Hoier was 13 at the time.http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/04/06/1010398/parting-with-a-baseball-steeped.html

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. Through his career he had a .325 Batting Average, 361 Home Runs, and 2,214 Hits. He led the Yankees to nine World Series titles in his thirteen career seasons.

Joe DiMaggio enlisted in the US Army on February 17, 1942, during World War II. He spent most of his time in the Army playing baseball to entertain the troops. He made the rank of Sergeant in 1943. Military commanders started to take these baseball games very seriously in 1944. They transferred all their best players to Hawaii and had playoffs. Joe's Army teammates in Hawaii included Joe Gordon, Red Ruffing and Johnny Beazley. Joe DiMaggio was honorably discharged from the US Army on September 14, 1945. The Yankees took Joe back in the spring of 1946.http://www.joedimaggio.com/LifeStory.php?n=&n=1&lspg=3

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.

• Mahalo's Guide to the New York Yankees
• Baseball-Reference.com : Career Stats
  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 193
  • Rookie Year: 1936
  • Retired: 1951

• 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