The Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio By Jeremy Sharrow

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The Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio By
Jeremy Sharrow
Joseph Paul DiMaggio Born Nov. 25th, 1914 in Mar
tinez, California Died March 8th, 1999 in Hollyw
ood Florida
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Early Life

• -Born the eighth of nine children to Sicilian
  immigrants,
  
• -Fathers name was Giuseppe and he was a
  fisherman
  
• -Mothers name was Rosalia
• Family moved from Martinez, California to San
  Francisco, California when he was 1,
  
• -At the age of 18 while playing in the Pacific
  Coast League with his older brother Vince, Joe
  recorded a PCL record 61 game hitting streak from
  May 28th-July 25th, 1933. Baseball never got
  into his blood until he ran off that 61 game
  hitting streak
• -In 1934, his career almost ended. Going to his
  sister's house for dinner, he tore the ligaments
  in his left knee while stepping out of a jitney.
  
• -Older Brother Vince and younger brother Dom
  played professional baseball
  

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Major League Debut

• -May 3rd 1936 for the New York Yankees
• - Batted in front of Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig
• -Center Fielder
• -Bats Right
• -Throws Right
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Career with the Yankees

• -Won ten World Series Championships
• 1936,1937,1938,1939,1941,1942,1947,1949,1950,1951
  
• -13 time all-star 1936-1942,1946-1951,
• -3 time American League Most Valuable Player
  1939,1941,1947
  
• -56 game hitting streak from May 15th-July17th,
  1941 still longest hitting streak ever for Major
  League Baseball.
  
• -361career homeruns
• -1537 career runs batted it (RBIs)
• -2214 career hits
• -.990 career field percentage

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Military Service

• -Enlisted in United States Air Force on February
  17, 1942 just shortly after the United States
  entered World War II.
  
• -Sergeant
• -Stationed in Santa Ana California, Hawaii, and
  Atlantic City for 31 months while serving as a
  physical education instructor and playing
  baseball.

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Married Life

• Married actress Dorothy Arnold on November
  19th,1939 and had one son Joseph
  
• -Divorced in 1946
• -Married actress Marilyn Monroe on January 14th,
  1954
  
• -Divorced September 14th, 1954
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Hall of Fame

• -Inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955
• -Received 223 out of 251 votes 88.84

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Death

• -Died on January 19th, 1999 in Hollywood Florida
  from complications due to lung cancer
  
• -Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma,
  California.
  

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Credits

• -www.images.google.com
• www.baseballalmanac.com
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.baseballhalloffame.org