joe dimaggio

     

New York Yankees (1936 – 1942, 1946 – 1951)

Trivia about joe dimaggio

  • In April 1999 Paul Simon took center field for the dedication of a monument to this man
  • This baseball legend played center field for the Yankees from 1936-1951
  • Brewed up a 1954 marriage to Marilyn Monroe & several TV coffee ads
  • In a nice 2-year run, he married Marilyn in 1954 & was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in '55
  • In 1933 he hit in 61 straight games for the San Francisco Seals; he only reached 56 as the "Yankee Clipper"
  • This Yankee great jolted the owners in 1941 when he held out for $35,000
  • Told he'd tied this man with his 361st HR, Sammy Sosa asked, "That's the guy whose girlfriend was Marilyn Monroe?"
  • He was married twice: once to Dorothy Arnold & once to Marilyn Monroe
  • Married in 1954, this "Yankee Clipper" has roses delivered to his ex-wife's grave for 20 years after her death
  • In 1941 this outfielder had a 56-game hitting streak, a Major League record
  • In 1941 this Yankee broke a 44-year-old record by hitting safely in 56 straight games
  • Where have you gone, this Yankee slugger? At age 18, it was to the midst of a 61-game Pacific Coast League hit streak
  • A song asks, "Where have you gone," this N.Y. Yankee, "a nation turns its lonely eyes to you, woo, woo, woo"
  • "What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson"? As of March 8, 1999 this baseball great "has left and gone away"?
  • "Joltin' Joe"
  • His marriage to Marilyn Monroe lasted only 9 months in 1954
  • July 16, 1941:Heard this joltin' Yankee hit in his 56th consecutive game! I'll be glued to the radio tomorrow!
  • This man hit a harmless single here (Yankee Stadium) on May 15, 1941 & he wasn't held hitless in a game until July 17
  • This "Yankee Clipper" played his entire 13-year career in the outfield except for one game at first base in 1950
  • In "Mrs. Robinson" Simon wrote, "A nation turns its lonely eyes to" this man
  • When robbed by Al Gionfriddo's famous catch in 1947, this Yankee went crazy -- he actually kicked the dirt
  • In the 8th inning of a 1941 game, a play by shortstop Lou Boudreau ended this Yankee's 56-game hitting streak
  • After his 56-game hitting streak ended in 1941, this Yankee hit in 16 straight; that's 72 out of 73 games
  • As center fielder for the New York Yankees, Mickey Mantle filled this Hall of Famer's shoes