1941 Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees Hits in 56 Straight Games 7” Ballpoint Pen

Description: 1941 Joe DiMaggio Hits in 56 Straight Games New York Yankees 1970’s 7” Ball Point Pen Pen Ink Dried Out Eraser & Cap Made in U.S.A. Joe DiMaggio Joseph Paul DiMaggio (born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio; 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 for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and is best known for setting the record for the longest hitting streak in baseball (56 games from May 15 – July 16, 1941), which still stands. Joe DiMaggio 1939 Playball Joe Dimaggio (minus halftone).jpg DiMaggio with the New York Yankees in 1939 Center fielder Born: November 25, 1914 Martinez, California, U.S. Died: March 8, 1999 (aged 84) Hollywood, Florida, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut May 3, 1936, for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance September 30, 1951, for the New York Yankees MLB statistics Batting average .325 Hits 2,214 Home runs 361 Runs batted in 1,537 Teams New York Yankees (1936–1942, 1946–1951) Career highlights and awards 13× All-Star (1936–1942, 1946–1951) 9× World Series champion (1936–1939, 1941, 1947, 1949–1951) 3× AL MVP (1939, 1941, 1947) 2× AL batting champion (1939, 1940) 2× AL home run leader (1937, 1948) 2× AL RBI leader (1941, 1948) MLB record 56-game hitting streak New York Yankees No. 5 retired Monument Park honoree Major League Baseball All-Century Team Member of the National Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1955 DiMaggio was a three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships. His nine career World Series rings are second only to fellow Yankee Yogi Berra, who won ten. At the time of his retirement after the 1951 season, he ranked fifth in career home runs (361) and sixth in career slugging percentage (.579). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during baseball's centennial year of 1969. His brothers Vince (1912–1986) and Dom (1917–2009) also were major league center fielders. Outside of baseball, DiMaggio is also widely known for his marriage and life-long devotion to Marilyn Monroe.

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