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During a 10-year baseball career, he played for the Boston Bees (1937–1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939–1940), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940–1945), Philadelphia Phillies (1945–1946), and New York Giants (1946). DiMaggio was the older brother of Joe and Dom DiMaggio.
Dominic Paul DiMaggio (February 12, 1917 – May 8, 2009), nicknamed "the Little Professor", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (1940–1953). DiMaggio was the youngest of three brothers who each became major league center fielders, the others being Joe and ...
Joseph Paul DiMaggio (/ d ə ˈ m ɑː dʒ i oʊ /; born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈpaːolo diˈmaddʒo]; 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.
DiMaggio had equaled the all-time record of 44 games, set by Willie Keeler in 1897, seven days prior to the All-Star Game and broken it the day after that (July 1 and 2, respectively). [6] The streak would end nine days after the All-Star Game, when DiMaggio went hitless on July 17 against the Cleveland Indians.
DiMaggio is an Italian surname. People with this name include: Three American-born brothers who all played in Major League Baseball as center fielders: Dom DiMaggio (1917–2009), Boston Red Sox (1940 to 1953) Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), New York Yankees (1936 to 1951), elected to the Hall of Fame; Vince DiMaggio (1912–1986), several teams ...
Two of the most storied teams in baseball are ready to face off in the 2024 World Series. ... From Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra in the '40s to Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford in the '50s and Reggie ...
Vince DiMaggio, the oldest of the three DiMaggio brothers, hit 19 home runs in two seasons as the Phillies' center fielder. Greg Dobbs set a record for most pinch-hits by a Phillie in a single season in 2008. [24] Cozy Dolan batted .267 in two seasons with the Phillies. Red Dooin was Philadelphia's catcher for 13 seasons (1902–1914).
The longest hitting streak in MLB from 1946 to 1977 was accomplished by DiMaggio's brother Dom, who had a 34-game run in 1949; no other player exceeded 31 games. [5] In 1978, Pete Rose made a sustained challenge for the record, with base hits in 44 straight contests to tie Keeler's single-season mark in 1897. That is the longest streak since ...