he was known as joltin Joe and the
Yankee Clipper welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re taking a look at the
life and career of Joe DiMaggio Joseph
Paul DiMaggio was born November 25th
1914 and raised in San Francisco
California his Italian immigrant parents
envisioned fishing careers for their
sons but it wasn’t meant to be three of
their nine children Joe Vince and Dom
went on to play major league baseball
after learning to play ball DiMaggio
left school during his mid-teens he then
began to play with the San Francisco
seals in the early 1930s after being
recommended by his brother Vince who was
the team centerfielder with the seals
Joe DiMaggio made Pacific Coast League
history in 1933 when he obtained at
least one hit for 61 games in a row
DiMaggio’s blossoming baseball career
was almost cut short after a knee injury
the next year fortunately he overcame
the temporary setback and helped the
seals win the PCL title for the 1935
season DiMaggio started playing in the
major leagues in 1936 after his contract
was sold to the New York Yankees
starting that year the centerfielder led
his team to four consecutive World
Series championships in fact the Yankees
won five more World Series titles before
DiMaggio’s retirement in 1951 in
addition to these successes they won 10
American League pennants with joltin Joe
during his early years with the team
DiMaggio scored the most runs and home
runs in the league in 1939 he batted an
average of 381 and was named the
American league’s Most Valuable Player
which was an honor he received twice
more during his run with the team that
same year he also married actress
Dorothy Arnold one of DiMaggio standout
skills was his consistency as a hitter
this was no more evident than in 1941
when he managed to realize a feat no
other athlete has come close to
duplicating he set a major league record
for consecutive games with at least one
base hit at 56 this hitting streak began
on May 15 1941 a
against the Chicago White Sox as
DiMaggio success continued throughout
the summer America began to take notice
while playing the Boston Red Sox at
Yankee Stadium on July 2nd the players
surpassed the previous hitting streak
record of 44 games set in 1897 15 days
later Cleveland Indians third baseman
Ken Keltner ended dimaggio streak but
did nothing to lessen his fame after
briefly serving in the US Army Air
Forces during the 1940s DiMaggio
returned to baseball he showed off his
speed and range as a fielder in 1947
when he tied the existing record by
playing 141 games with only a single
error two years later the athlete made
history once more after negotiating a
contract that earned him a salary of
$100,000 however health problems and
disappointing statistics made the 1951
season DiMaggio’s last as a professional
baseball player I’ve had injuries
they’ve been too frequent and they
certainly have been no fun
and as long as the game is not fun any
longer with me I’ve played my last game
of ball among his many accomplishments
DiMaggio finished his career having
stolen home five times he was elected
into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955
his popularity continued when he Wed
Marilyn Monroe on January 14 1954
however there allegedly tumultuous
relationship famously came to blows
during the filming of the seven-year
itch a few months later and this event
led the actress to file for divorce in
October of that year though DiMaggio was
later rumored to be involved with
several actresses he never remarried
he remained good friends with Monroe
throughout her lifetime and even handled
her funeral arrangements in 1962 despite
his retirement
DiMaggio remained in the public eye as
an advertising spokesman for several
businesses and as a supporter of
numerous humanitarian causes after
undergoing surgery for lung cancer
DiMaggio died in his home in Florida on
March 8 1999 known for his outstanding
abilities as a hitter and centerfielder
Joe DiMaggio was a record-setting
baseball player whose legacy has been
memorialized on multiple occasions as
the only MLB player to be chosen as an
all-star for every season he played
joltin Joe has gone down in history as
one of the greatest ballplayers ever
Yankee Clipper welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re taking a look at the
life and career of Joe DiMaggio Joseph
Paul DiMaggio was born November 25th
1914 and raised in San Francisco
California his Italian immigrant parents
envisioned fishing careers for their
sons but it wasn’t meant to be three of
their nine children Joe Vince and Dom
went on to play major league baseball
after learning to play ball DiMaggio
left school during his mid-teens he then
began to play with the San Francisco
seals in the early 1930s after being
recommended by his brother Vince who was
the team centerfielder with the seals
Joe DiMaggio made Pacific Coast League
history in 1933 when he obtained at
least one hit for 61 games in a row
DiMaggio’s blossoming baseball career
was almost cut short after a knee injury
the next year fortunately he overcame
the temporary setback and helped the
seals win the PCL title for the 1935
season DiMaggio started playing in the
major leagues in 1936 after his contract
was sold to the New York Yankees
starting that year the centerfielder led
his team to four consecutive World
Series championships in fact the Yankees
won five more World Series titles before
DiMaggio’s retirement in 1951 in
addition to these successes they won 10
American League pennants with joltin Joe
during his early years with the team
DiMaggio scored the most runs and home
runs in the league in 1939 he batted an
average of 381 and was named the
American league’s Most Valuable Player
which was an honor he received twice
more during his run with the team that
same year he also married actress
Dorothy Arnold one of DiMaggio standout
skills was his consistency as a hitter
this was no more evident than in 1941
when he managed to realize a feat no
other athlete has come close to
duplicating he set a major league record
for consecutive games with at least one
base hit at 56 this hitting streak began
on May 15 1941 a
against the Chicago White Sox as
DiMaggio success continued throughout
the summer America began to take notice
while playing the Boston Red Sox at
Yankee Stadium on July 2nd the players
surpassed the previous hitting streak
record of 44 games set in 1897 15 days
later Cleveland Indians third baseman
Ken Keltner ended dimaggio streak but
did nothing to lessen his fame after
briefly serving in the US Army Air
Forces during the 1940s DiMaggio
returned to baseball he showed off his
speed and range as a fielder in 1947
when he tied the existing record by
playing 141 games with only a single
error two years later the athlete made
history once more after negotiating a
contract that earned him a salary of
$100,000 however health problems and
disappointing statistics made the 1951
season DiMaggio’s last as a professional
baseball player I’ve had injuries
they’ve been too frequent and they
certainly have been no fun
and as long as the game is not fun any
longer with me I’ve played my last game
of ball among his many accomplishments
DiMaggio finished his career having
stolen home five times he was elected
into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955
his popularity continued when he Wed
Marilyn Monroe on January 14 1954
however there allegedly tumultuous
relationship famously came to blows
during the filming of the seven-year
itch a few months later and this event
led the actress to file for divorce in
October of that year though DiMaggio was
later rumored to be involved with
several actresses he never remarried
he remained good friends with Monroe
throughout her lifetime and even handled
her funeral arrangements in 1962 despite
his retirement
DiMaggio remained in the public eye as
an advertising spokesman for several
businesses and as a supporter of
numerous humanitarian causes after
undergoing surgery for lung cancer
DiMaggio died in his home in Florida on
March 8 1999 known for his outstanding
abilities as a hitter and centerfielder
Joe DiMaggio was a record-setting
baseball player whose legacy has been
memorialized on multiple occasions as
the only MLB player to be chosen as an
all-star for every season he played
joltin Joe has gone down in history as
one of the greatest ballplayers ever
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