Dizzy Dean (L) points out to Earl Averill, toe that liner off the bat of Averill broke during 1937 All-Star game
July 28, 1962 – at Yankee Stadium Dizzy Dean points out to Earl Averill, toe that liner off...
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July 28, 1962 – at Yankee Stadium Dizzy Dean points out to Earl Averill, toe that liner off...
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Here is a quick look at what happened on August 11 on This day in baseball history! Debuts,...
Read MoreOn this weeks podcast – August 5, 1979, Willie Mays is inducted into the Hall of Fame in his...
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Joe DiMaggio Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Weight: 193 Born: Year: 1914 in Martinez, CA USA Died: 3 8 1999 in Hollywood, FL USA Debut: 5/3/1936 Last Game: 9/30/1951 Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1955 by BBWAA...
Read MoreMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1947 World Series – New York Yankees AL over Brooklyn Dodgers NL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Babe Ruth Award – Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy...
Read MoreMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1939 Off the field… “The Daughters of the American...
Read MoreMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1941 World Series – New York Yankees AL over Brooklyn Dodgers NL 4 games to 1 Awards – MVP Awards National League – Dolph Camilli – American League – Joe Dimaggio...
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At Dodger Stadium, Mike Piazza ties Carlton Fisk for the most career homers by a catcher as he hits Hideo Nomo’s sixth-inning pitch into the stands for his 351st round-tripper as a backstop. The homer, which was his 362nd overall, moves the Mets’ star past Yankees’ Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio on the all-time list.
Read More2001 – San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds is named National League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of America with 30 of 32 first-place votes. Bonds, who hit .328 with an all-time record 73 home runs and 137 RBI, wins the award for an unprecedented fourth time. Previously, he was awarded as a Pittsburgh Pirates member in 1990 and 1992 and with the Giants in 1993. Three-time MVP Award winners include Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Mike Schmidt, all of them Hall of Famers.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 25, 1999 | Special Days | 0 |
Joe DiMaggion monument unveiled in Yankee Stadium
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On March 8, 1999, former New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio dies after a much-publicized battle...
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On April 5, 1993, the expansion Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins play their first games ever....
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In front of 42,334 fans at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, the Florida Marlins, making their major league debut, defeat the Dodgers, 6-3. Joe DiMaggio throws out the ceremonial first pitch, and the team retires uniform number 5 in tribute to Carl Barger, their late president.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 7, 1978 | AL MVP | 0 |
1978 – In a controversial selection, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice is named American League Most Valuable Player over New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry. Rice led the AL in home runs (46), RBI (139), hits (213), triples and slugging percentage (.600), and became the first AL player to accumulate 400 total bases in a season since Joe DiMaggio in 1937, while Guidry posted a 25-3 record with 248 strikeouts and a 1.74 ERA for the pennant-winning Yankees.
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In a 2 – 1 win over Kansas City, Boston’s Jim Rice hits a 3rd-inning double and becomes the first Boston player since Ted Williams in 1939 to hit 20 homers, 20 doubles and 10 triples in a season. Between Williams and Rice, only Charlie Keller (1946), Joe DiMaggio (1948 & 1950) and Mickey Mantle (1955) had reached those levels.
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On April 15, 1976, the New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins, 11-4, in the first game at the newly renovated Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and the widows of Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth take part in...
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On April 12, 1970, plaques honoring Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle are dedicated at Yankee Stadium. The plaques are located in center field and will eventually be moved to “Monument Park” beyond the left field fence when the stadium is renovated in the mid-1970s.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Jul 29, 1969 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Major League Baseball proclaims Joe DiMaggio as its greatest living player, a title the Yankee Clipper will proudly embrace until his death in 1999. The determination was made by sportswriters in a poll conducted to coincide with the centennial of professional baseball.
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On July 21, 1969, Major League Baseball celebrates the national pastime’s centennial anniversary...
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Different uniforms, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. May 6, 1969 – Oakland Coliseum.
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The Simon and Garfunkel tune “Mrs. Robinson” debuts on the Billboard’s Top 40. The song’s lyrics include the memorable question for the Yankees’ former center fielder, “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.”
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 22, 1967 | Off The Field | 0 |
On October 22, 1967, Kansas City A’s’ owner Charlie Finley hires Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio as...
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On November 2, 1960, in the second-closest MVP vote ever, Roger Maris narrowly defeats teammate...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 25, 1955 | Hall Of Fame Inductions | 0 |
On July 25, 1955, the largest contingent of living Hall of Famers to date congregate in...
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On January 14, 1954, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees marries famed movie actress Marilyn...
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On January 21, 1953, pitcher Dizzy Dean and outfielder Al Simmons are elected to the Baseball Hall...
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Joe DiMaggio ends his legendary Yankees career in 1951 – ‘DiMag Quits as Player for TV...
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Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement
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1951 – Joe DiMaggio accompanies Lefty O’Doul’s All-Stars on a tour of Japan. They will win 13 of the 15 games played.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 10, 1950 | 3 Home Run Games, 3 homerun game | 0 |
On September 10, 1950, In New York’s 8-1 victory over the Senators Joe DiMaggio of the New...
Read MoreOn July 3, 1950 At Griffith Stadium in Washington, With rookie Joe Collins not hitting and Tommy...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 1, 1949 | Awards | 0 |
The Bronx Bombers stage a Joe DiMaggio Day at the Bronx ballpark, showering the future Hall of Fame outfielder with an unprecedented haul that includes two cars, a boat, three hundred quarts of ice cream, and a cocker spaniel. The superstar tells the capacity crowd, which includes his mother and brother Dom, a member of the visiting Red Sox, “I like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.”
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 9, 1949 | Hitting Streaks, This Day In Baseball | 0 |
On August 9, 1949, Dom DiMaggio who was hitless in his first four at-bats against Yankee hurler...
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On June 28, 1949, future Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio makes his season debut after missing the first...
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1949 – Joe DiMaggio leaves the Yankees’ spring training camp to have an ailing right heel examined at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is told that no surgery is needed and he returns to Florida, but the heel will continue to bother him. The star is hitting just 7 for 31 in the Grapefruit League.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Mar 2, 1949 | Injury | 0 |
On March 2, 1949, New York Yankees star outfielder Joe DiMaggio leaves spring training to have his...
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On February 7, 1949, New York Yankee superstar Joe DiMaggio signs a one-year contract worth...
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1948 – Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees undergoes surgery for bone spurs on his right heel. DiMaggio will miss 65 games in 1949 because of continuing problems with his heel.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 1948 | Injury | 0 |
On October 3, 1948.00 After taking his position in center field in the bottom of the eighth inning at Fenway Park, Joe DiMaggio, is removed from the game by Yankee manager Bucky Harris. As the superstar of their hated rivals...
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Before 66,000 fans, New York’s Vic Raschi (14-4) allows four singles in stopping the Indians, 5 – 0. Joe DiMaggio has a pair of doubles, drives in three runs, and swipes home on the front end of a double steal.
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On May 23, 1948, at Cleveland Stadium – Joe DiMaggio belts three consecutive home runs...
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On May 20, 1948, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits for the cycle and drives in six runs...
Read MoreJoe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits for the cycle and collects six RBI in a 13 – 2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. DiMaggio hits two home runs, a triple, a double and a single, and narrowly misses another extra-base hit when Chicago left fielder Ralph Hodgin makes a spectacular catch at the wall.
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1947 – Triple Crown winner Ted Williams (.343, 32 HR,162 RBI) is edged out by Joe DiMaggio (.315, 20, 97) for the American League MVP Award by one point. One BBWAA member fails to include Williams anywhere on his ballot.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Oct 5, 1947 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1947 – Left fielder Al Gionfriddo makes a spectacular catch and robs Joe DiMaggio of a game-tying home run in Game 6 of the World Series. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Yankees, 8 – 6.
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On October 5, 1947, Al Gionfriddo of the Brooklyn Dodgers makes a game-saving catch against Joe...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 14, 1946 | AL MVP | 0 |
On November 14, 1946, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox wins his first Most Valuable Player...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 28, 1946 | Ball Park | 0 |
On May 28, 1946, at Yankee Stadium a crowd of 49,917 watches as General Electric president Charles...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 17, 1943 | WAR | 0 |
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees enlists in the U.S. Army
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