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DiMaggio, Joe
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popular name of Joseph (Paul) DiMaggio, nicknames Joltin' Joe and the Yankee Clipper
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pronunciation:
[dimajioh]
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| Baseball player, born in Martinez, California, USA. One of baseball's most graceful players, he spent his entire career as an outfielder for the New York Yankees (1936–51), during which he was named the American League Most Valuable Player three times (1939, 1941, 1947). Although he hit 361 lifetime home runs and posted a career batting average of ·325, he is most remembered for hitting in a record-setting 56 consecutive games in 1941. His brothers, Vince and Dom DiMaggio, also played major league baseball. He was married briefly to actress Marilyn Monroe and appeared in many television commercials after his retirement from baseball. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1955. |
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