boys of summer Joe DiMaggio

Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr. (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999) in Martinez, California, and moved to San Francisco at one year old. He was nicknamed Joltin' Joe and The Yankee Clipper, was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire MLB career (1936–1951) for the New York Yankees. He was the brother of Vince DiMaggio and Dom DiMaggio.

A 3-time MVP winner and 11-time All-Star who was widely hailed for his accomplishment on both offense and defense, as well as for the grace with which he played the game; at the time of his retirement at age 36, he had the fifth-most career home runs (361) and sixth-highest slugging percentage (.579) in history.

A "picture-perfect" player, DiMaggio achieved a 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 17, 1941) that has been called the top American sport feat of all time. After going hitless for one game, DiMaggio hit in the next 16 consecutive games, for a total of 72 out of 73.

Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1936 New York 138 637 132 206 44 15 29 125 24 39 .323
1937 New York 151 621 151 215 35 15 46 167 64 37 .346
1938 New York 145 599 129 194 32 13 32 140 59 21 .324
1939 New York 120 462 108 176 32 6 30 126 52 20 .381
1940 New York 132 508 93 179 28 9 31 133 61 30 .352
1941 New York 139 541 122 193 43 11 30 125 76 13 .357
1942 New York 154 610 123 186 29 13 21 114 68 36 .305
1946 New York 132 503 81 146 20 8 25 95 59 24 .290
1947 New York 141 534 97 168 31 10 20 97 64 32 .315
1948 New York 153 594 110 190 26 11 39 155 67 30 .320
1949 New York 76 272 58 94 14 6 14 67 55 18 .346
1950 New York 139 525 114 158 33 10 32 122 80 33 .301
1951 New York 116 415 72 109 22 4 12 71 61 36 .263

Career statistics
Batting average  .325
Hits  2214
Home Runs  361
Runs batted in  1537

13-Time All-Star Selection

9-Time World Series Champion

3-Time AL MVP

MLB record 56 consecutive games with a hit