Joe DiMaggio boning his bat

Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to a major league record 56 games

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VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On July 16, 1941, New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to a major league record 56 games. The future Hall of Famer, whose record still stands today, helps the Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians, 10-3.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 3…

Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams hits a dramatic two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the American League a 7-5 win in the All-Star Game
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Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams hits a dramatic two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the American League a 7-5 win in the All-Star Game

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On July 8, 1941, at Briggs Stadium, Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams, hitting .405 at the break, hits a dramatic two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, off Chicago Cubs P Claude Passeau giving the American League a 7-5 win in the All-Star Game. Williams’s 4 RBI are matched by National…

Jerome “Dizzy” Dean signed s contract today to broadcast home games of the St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals
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Jerome “Dizzy” Dean signed s contract today to broadcast home games of the St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals

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  July 7, 1941 Jerome “Dizzy” Dean signed s contract today to broadcast home games of the St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals for the next three years. Dean, in town for tomorrow’s major league all-star game, disclosed he had affixed his signature to a contract presented to him by Harry Beffa, executive of…

Joe DiMaggio breaks George Sisler’s record for the longest hitting streak in American League history

Joe DiMaggio breaks George Sisler’s record for the longest hitting streak in American League history

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On June 29, 1941, Joe DiMaggio breaks George Sisler’s record for the longest hitting streak in American League history. In the first game of a doubleheader, DiMaggio hits a double to tie the mark off Dutch Leonard. in the nightcap, the “Yankee Clipper” tops the record with a 7th-inning single against Walt Masterson to break…

Joe DiMaggio hit streak – he singles in the eighth inning to extend his streak to 36 games

Joe DiMaggio hit streak – he singles in the eighth inning to extend his streak to 36 games

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On June 24, 1941 at Yankee Stadium, after going hitless in his first three at-bats vs St. Louis Browns, Joe DiMaggio singles in the eighth inning to extend his hit streak to 36 games off Bob Muncrief helping ignite a 5 run 8th inning. The Yankees and Lefty Gomez coast to a 9-1 victory over…

20-game winning streak of future Hall of Famer Lefty Grove comes to an end

20-game winning streak of future Hall of Famer Lefty Grove comes to an end

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On June 21, 1941 Lefty Grove’s Fenway Park consecutive win streak, which started on May 3, 1938, ends at 20 games with a 13 – 9 loss to the St. Louis Browns. The future Hall of Fame southpaw, facing just 13 batters, allows six runs, yielding five hits and walking 3 in 1.2 innings of work. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-3 against the White Sox to extend his consecutive game hit streak to 32

Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-3 against the White Sox to extend his consecutive game hit streak to 32

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On June 19, 1941 Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-3 against the White Sox to extend his consecutive game hit streak to 32. The Yankee Clipper’s perfect day at the plate, which includes two singles and an eight inning home run off Buck Ross, contributes to the Bronx Bombers’ 7-2 victory over the Pale Hose at Yankee…

Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees

Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees is credited with a hit in his 30th consecutive game when an easy grounder to shortstop Luke Appling bounces up and hits him on the shoulder

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1941 – Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees is credited with a hit in his 30th consecutive game when an easy grounder to shortstop Luke Appling bounces up and hits him on the shoulder. The Chicago White Sox beat the Yankees, 8 – 7.

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig succumbs to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will become known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.”

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On June 2, 1941, Upon their arrival in Detroit, the Yankees learn the sad news that their captain, Lou Gehrig, seventeen days before his 38th birthday, has died in his sleep due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in his Riverdale home. ALS which will become known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Gehrig, had seen his major league…