DiMaggio was MVP that year, finishing third in batting, third in OBP and second in slugging. It might, however, be 1941, which was also the best year of Ted Williams. In January 1945, DiMaggio was transferred to Atlantic City, NJ to recuperate from his ulcer problem.īecause DiMaggio was such a steady player, it is hard to pick his best year with the bat. Much of his 1944 season, however, was hampered by recurring stomach ulcer problems. The day after he arrived he played for the Hickam Bombers and, despite not having played in six weeks, blasted a 435-foot home run out of Honolulu Stadium. Assigned to the 7th Army Air Force, DiMaggio arrived in Hawaii on June 3, 1944. He was stationed at Santa Ana airbase in California where he played for the base team and soon ran up a 13-game hitting streak. Army on Februwithout even notifying the Yankees. In high school, he was part of an efficient double play combination with with future infielder/coach/scout Dario Lodigiani. Joe was nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" for his speed on the basepath. However, his statistics and accomplishments would have been even larger if he had not missed several years due to World War II. Dom was also with the Seals, but at a later time.ĭiMaggio was in ten World Series and was named to thirteen All-Star teams. Joe and Vince were teammates on the 1933 San Francisco Seals with the 18-year-old Joe hitting. He was the brother of Dom DiMaggio and Vince DiMaggio, both of whom had substantial careers of their own. DiMaggio was a star from the moment he reached the major leagues: in his first month with the New York Yankees, in May of 1936, he set an all-time record by getting 48 hits, the most of any rookie in his first month in the big leagues. 406 that season - the last player ever to bat above. It was considered such a huge accomplishment that he beat out Ted Williams for the 1941 American League Most Valuable Player Award, even though Williams hit. He holds the record for the longest hitting streak in major league history, 56 games in 1941. He was married to actress Marilyn Monroe for a time, and boefore that to another actress, albeit less famous, Dorothy Arnold. Joe DiMaggio was a huge star who won three MVP awards and has one of the highest career slugging percentages of all time. Joe DiMaggio was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955."Joe DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw." - Ted Williams He is dressed in the Yankees' road gray uniform. DiMaggio is returning to the Yankees for the 1946 season after spending the past three seasons in the military. DiMaggio is shown autographing a baseball for fourteen-year old Don Wade, a student at Polytechnic High School, as a crowd of admirers watch.
The Yankees are playing the Fort Worth Cats in a Spring Training exhibition game. Description: Joe DiMaggio, the star center-fielder of the New York Yankees, is visiting Fort Worth, Texas.
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