21. CNN/SI - Baseball - Joe DiMaggio Profile and statistics. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/players/d/44394/ind

Joe DiMaggio Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: Weight: 193 lbs. Born: Nov 25, 1914 in Martinez, California Died: Mar 8, 1999 in Hollywood, Florida College: None Select Career Statistics: Batting Statistics Fielding Statistics Postseason Batting Statistics Postseason Fielding Statistics CAREER BATTING STATISTICS BATTING YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H HR RBI BB K OBP SLG NYY NYY NYY NYY ... NYY AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL Totals AVG G AB R H HR RBI BB K OBP SLG BATTING BASERUNNING MISC YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K NYY NYY NYY NYY ... NYY AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL Totals HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K Stats Glossary Posted: Fri January 11, 2002 4:35:22 PM ET The Web SI.com SI.com GROUP: Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly SI for Kids TBS/TNT Sports ... Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines

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showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Personalities Dictionary Encyclopedia WordNet Wikipedia Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Joe DiMaggio Personalities View Poster Joe DiMaggio Baseball Player Born: 25 November 1914 Birthplace: Martinez, California Died: 8 March 1999 (cancer) Best Known As: "Joltin' Joe," legendary professional baseball player Joe DiMaggio was one of the most gifted batters in professional baseball's history, a center fielder best known for his streak of safely batting in 56 consecutive games in 1941. Known also as "The Yankee Clipper," DiMaggio's quiet demeanor and extraordinary talent made him an American hero. He played all of his 13 seasons for the New York Yankees, retiring in 1951. In 1954 he was briefly married to actress Marilyn Monroe , and in the 1970's and '80s he was a television pitchman for Mr. Coffee automatic coffeemakers. DiMaggio's baseball career was interrupted for three years while he served in the armed forces during World War II... DiMaggio was the subject of the 2000 biography A Hero's Life by Richard Ben Cramer... The phrase "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" comes from the

23. Joe DiMaggio Baseball Stats By Baseball Almanac joe dimaggio baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats,along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=dimagjo01

24. Joe DiMaggio Hitting Streak By Baseball Almanac baseball Almanac researches every game during the joe dimaggio hitting streakand provides details about each hit of this magnificent record. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats3.shtml

Baseball Almanac: Where What Happened Yesterday is Being Preserved Today Advertising Downloads Feedback Newsletter ... Year In Review Google Baseball Almanac Links Related Pages Title 30 Game Streaks Rose Streak "Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver (who drove DiMaggio to the game on July 17 th ). He apologized (for telling DiMaggio that he thought the streak would end that day) and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn't. My number was up." - Joe DiMaggio 56 Game Hitting Steak by Joe DiMaggio On May 15, 1941, it began. On that day, Joltin' Joe DiMaggio went one-for-four with a run batted in against Eddie Smith and the Chicago White Sox. From that fateful day until July 16, fifty-six games later, DiMaggio hit safely in every game, setting a brand new record that still stands as one of the greatest achievements in baseball history. "The Streak", as it has come to be known added to the legend of the great DiMaggio. The eleven-time All-Star was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955. In fact, the first line of his Cooperstown plaque pays homage to his 1941 streak. DiMaggio is one of only a few players whose famous record still stands, as even Hall of Fame worthy Pete Rose (hit in forty-four consecutive games in 1978) and Hall of Famer Paul Molitor (thirty-nine games in 1987) have fallen far short of his record. Baseball Almanac proudly presents a game-by-game record of the unbreakable, the amazing, the record setting, The Streak.

25. Dom DiMaggio | BaseballLibrary.com Dom dimaggio from baseballreference.com June 30, 1950 joe and Dom dimaggioboth home run in the 10–2 Red Sox victory over New York in the nightcap of http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/D/DiMaggio_Dom.stm

BALLPLAYERS TEAMS CHRONOLOGY TODAY ... Rules: 1900-present Rules The Field The Ball The Bat The Uniforms Chronology FAQ Authors BaseballLibrary.com by The Idea Logical Company, Inc. Dom DiMaggio Nickname(s): The Little Professor Born: Brother of Joe DiMaggio Brother of Vince DiMaggio [Courtesy Arnie Braunstein OF 1940-42, 46-53 Red Sox All-Star in 1941-42, 46, 49-52 Games Average HR RBI Career World Series Image provided by Matthew Fulling SHOPPING Look for Dom DiMaggio books at BN.com Look for Dom DiMaggio books at Amazon.com Your purchases keep BaseballLibrary.com online. Thank you! RELATED LINKS Book Excerpts Tales from the Red Sox Dugout by Jim Prime with Bill Nowlin "DiMaggio would later mistakenly credit his brother with making a catch on a similar play in game 44 of the streak" : Dick Johnson and Glenn Stout Corrections February 18, 2005 Around the Web History class in session from boston.com (5/24/05) Dom DiMaggio from baseball-reference.com Dom DiMaggio from thediamondangle.com Jump directly to Library content from any website! The youngest and smallest of the three DiMaggio brothers, the bespectacled centerfielder was a perennial All-Star with the Red Sox for 11 seasons, missing three years of his prime because of WWII. Twice DiMaggio, together with Ted Williams , was part of a .300-hitting outfield, once in his rookie year of 1940 with

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27. Joe DiMaggio | The BASEBALL Page The baseball Page has original baseball commentary, with a perspective on baseballhistory. baseball player pages, alltime teams, franchise pages, http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/dimaggiojoe/

The BASEBALL Page The Web Site Menu Home Baseball Forums Ask the Expert This Day in History All-Time Teams Player Pages Team Pages Ultimate Games World Series Baseball FAQ Baseball Features StatsCenter Baseball Articles Free TBP Newsletter JOE DiMAGGIO Stan Musial said of him: "There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw." DiMaggio became an American hero at a time when Americans had little to feel heroic about. He was an American idol when America struggled with idealism. This wonderful ballplayer exhibited grace and class in a game that less than two decades prior had been blemished by a gambling scandal. DiMaggio attracted attention years after his retirement not just for his exploits on the diamond, but for his extraordinary traits as an American. Nicknames "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper." Played For New York Yankees (1936-1942, 1946-1951) Post-Season 1936 World Series, 1937 World Series, 1938 World Series, 1939 World Series, 1941 World Series, 1942 World Series, 1947 World Series, 1949 World Series, 1950 World Series, 1951 World Series World Champion?

28. The Sporting News: Baseball - Joe DiMaggio The Sporting News Archives joe dimaggio. Joltin joe The Yankee Clipper.Born November 25, 1914, in Martinez, Calif. Height, 6-2. Weight, 193. http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/

world series almanac scrapbooks features ... WORLD SERIES COVERS! Order past World Series covers of The Sporting News! Just call 1-314-991-6608! VIEW COVERS! Joltin' Joe The Yankee Clipper Born November 25, 1914, in Martinez, Calif. Height, 6-2. Weight, 193. Threw and batted righthanded. Brother of Dom and Vince DiMaggio, former major league outfielders. Holds major league record for longest consecutive-game hitting streak, season, (56 games), 1941. Shares major league record for most home runs, inning, (2), June 24, 1936, fifth inning. Shared modern major league record for most triples, game, (3), August 27, 1938, first game. Led American League outfielders in double plays, 1941 (tie). Named Most Valuable Player, American League, 1939, 1941 and 1947. Named by The Sporting News as the Major League Player of the Year, 1939. Executive vice president/coach, Oakland Athletics, 1968 through 1969. Named to Hall of Fame, 1955. photo gallery conlon gallery timeline joe's tsn questionnaire ... Back to top By Sport: Baseball Football Basketball Hockey ... SportingNews.com

29. The Sporting News: Baseball - Joe DiMaggio When baseball mattered the most, no one mattered as much as joe dimaggio. By DaveKindred The Sporting News. The death of the Yankee Clipper is a jolt to a http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/kindred.html

world series almanac scrapbooks features ... WORLD SERIES COVERS! Order past World Series covers of The Sporting News! Just call 1-314-991-6608! VIEW COVERS! When baseball mattered the most, no one mattered as much as Joe DiMaggio By Dave Kindred The Sporting News The death of the Yankee Clipper is a jolt to a nation that reveled in his talent, his grace and his majestic presence To say aloud the man's name ... Joe DiMaggio ... is to see the world as it was, to see it in black and white, to see a strong man hidden in an old baseball uniform, so much flannel there it's flapping, NEW YORK across the grays, the entwined NY on the pinstriped whites. Say the name aloud ... Joe DiMaggio ... and you hear in its gliding rhythms the music of a time when baseball mattered the most and when the player who mattered the most was the graceful, stylish, silent son of an Italian immigrant fisherman named Giuseppe DiMaggio. Say the god's name aloud and you know, if you know anything, the truth of what the rapscallion/second baseman Billy Martin said of DiMaggio: "When he walked into the clubhouse, it was like some senator or president walking in there." Only, in DiMaggio's case, presidents invited him to dinner. Time magazine put him on the cover. He married Marilyn Monroe. Willie Mays said he wanted to grow up to be DiMaggio. Ask Pete Rose his age, he says, "Born the year of DiMaggio's streak."

30. DiMaggio, Joe joe dimaggio was the eighth child out of nine to be born to his parents Giuseppeand Rosalie dimaggio was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. http://www.classbrain.com/artbiographies/publish/joe_dimaggio.shtml

Home 1st - 3rd Grade Ask ClassBrain Biographies Corporate Information Country Reports Defining Documents Freedom Files Games Mission Reports Monthy Grab Bag Monuments and Memorials Movies in the Classroom State Reports Teens ClassBrain Store Front Page A - D E - H I - L ... U - Z Search All Categories A - D E - H I - L M - P Q - T U - Z Advanced Search Last Updated: Feb 6th, 2005 - 23:11:05 A - D DiMaggio, Joe By Sarah Lane Nov 13, 2004, 09:29 Email this article Printer friendly page Joe DiMaggio © New York Daily News Order this book below. Born: November 25, 1914 Martinez, California Died: March 8, 1999 Hollywood, California Joe DiMaggio was the eighth child out of nine to be born to his parents Giuseppe and Rosalie DiMaggio. They were a Sicilian couple who immigrated to the United States at the turn of the century. Joe DiMaggio threw and batted right and was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper. He had an interesting childhood which consisted of him dropping out of high school in 1930 and taking on many odd jobs while spending every chance he got playing baseball. He bottled orange juice, labored at the docks, worked at a cannery, delivered groceries, and loaded trucks. Finally, in 1933, on a recommendation from his older brother Vince, DiMaggio played his first full season of baseball with the San Francisco Seals, a minor league team from the Pacific Coast League. He had a 61-game hitting streak his first year. The following year, in 1934, the Seals owner sold DiMaggio to the New York Yankees for $25,000 and five players. What followed was a slew of broken records beginning with his rookie year and ending with his retirement.

31. HickokSports.com - Biography - Joe DiMaggio This document is a biography of baseball Hall of Fame center fielder joe dimaggio, dimaggio, Joseph P. Giuseppe Paolo dimaggio. baseball http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/dimagjoe.shtml

Sports Biographies Alpha Index Index by Sport Index of Women DiMaggio, Joseph P. [Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio] Baseball b. Nov. 25, 1914, Martinez, CA d. March 8, 1999 Career Batting Record Casey Stengel summed up DiMaggio pretty well: "Joe did everything so naturally that half the time he gave the impression he wasn't trying. He had the greatest instincts of any ballplayer I ever saw. He made the rest of them look like plumbers." DiMaggio left high school after one year to work in a fish cannery, then joined the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1933. He hit safely in 61 consecutive games that season, an all-time record for professional baseball. The following year, he suffered a knee injury that made several major league teams lose interest in him. However, the New York Yankees signed him late that year. After one more minor league season, DiMaggio joined the Yankees in 1936 as one of the most highly-touted rookies in history. An ankle injury kept him out of the lineup early on the season. When he finally made his debut on May 3, nearly 25,000 Italian-American fans showed up to wave Italian flags. DiMaggio didn't disappoint anyone, leading the league with 15 triples and batting .323 with 29 home runs and 126 RBI. The Yankees won the first of four consecutive world championships that year. A rightfielder for the first month of his career, DiMaggio moved to centerfield before the season ended and was soon recognized as one of the finest defensive players ever at that position.

32. Joe DiMaggio :: The Encyclopedia Of New York State :: Syracuse University Press Professional baseball player. Raised in San Francisco, joe dimaggio signed withthe minor league San Francisco Seals in 1932. Four years later he debuted in http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/encyclopedia/entries/joe-dimaggio.htm

DiMaggio, Joe (Joseph Paul). more selected entries DiMaggio, Joe [Joseph Paul] b Martinez, Calif, 25 Nov 1914; d Hollywood, Fla, 8 Mar 1999). Professional baseball player. Raised in San Francisco, Joe DiMaggio signed with the minor league San Francisco Seals in 1932. Four years later he debuted in the majors with the New York Yankees. DiMaggio's entire career (1936-42, 1946-51) was spent with the team, interrupted only by military service during World War II. In 1941 Joltin' Joe set a remarkable baseball record by hitting safely in 56 consecutive games. DiMaggio won American League Most Valuable Player honors three times (1939, 1941, 1947). During his tenure the Yankees won 10 pennants and 9 World Series championships. A player of unmatched grace and elegance, DiMaggio was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. A short-lived marriage to Marilyn Monroe (1954) enhanced DiMaggio's star status, which also served him well as an advertising spokesman. Though protective of his privacy, DiMaggio remained a beloved public figure for half a century after ending his baseball career. Pepe, Phil.

33. MSN Encarta - Joe Dimaggio dimaggio, joe (19141999), American baseball player, who was one of the greatesthitters and center fielders of all time. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577014/Joe_Dimaggio.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Upgrade your Encarta Experience Spend less time searching and more time learning. Learn more Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Related Items 56-game hitting streak Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, National more... Further Reading Editors' picks for DiMaggio, Joe Search for books and more related to DiMaggio, Joe Encarta Search Search Encarta about DiMaggio, Joe Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, DiMaggio, Joe ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' DiMaggio, Joe Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 3 items DiMaggio, Joe (1914-1999), American baseball player, who was one of the greatest hitters and center fielders of all time. In 1941 he set one of the best-known records in major league baseball history when he got at least one hit in 56 consecutive games. DiMaggio, who was also known for his smooth and seemingly effortless play in center field, spent 13 seasons with the New York Yankees of the American League (AL) and led the team to 9 World Series titles. He earned the nicknames Joltin’ Joe and The Yankee Clipper.

34. Joe DiMaggio By Kevin Fitzpatrick dimaggio got back into baseball when he took a job with the Oakland Athletics as 27, 1998, when he was honored at joe dimaggio Day and presented with http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/d/dimaggio/joe_dimaggio_by_kevin_fitzpatric.h

Joe DiMaggio by Kevin Fitzpatrick "I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee." Altercations added May 2002 in RED In American pop culture, there is one 20 th Century icon who stands above all others for crossing over from professional sports to page-one celebrity: Joe DiMaggio. In the decades before 24-hour TV, ESPN or Web sites slavishly devoted to celebritydom, DiMaggio (1914-1999) touched all the bases for going from the sports page to the gossip page. Here are three reasons: He was a Hall of Fame baseball player who holds records that won't ever be broken. His short, stormy marriage to sex bomb Marilyn Monroe. His cult of personality that grew with the 1968 Simon and Garfunkel song Mrs. Robinson, and as pitchman for coffee machines and savings banks. DiMaggio's death March 8, 1999, in his Hollywood, Fla., home was anxiously awaited by newspaper headline writers and TV news producers. DiMaggio's tribute packages were ready to roll because he'd been on death's doorstep for six months. He'd received last rites and had been in a few comas. When he finally checked out of the ICU in January 1999, he and the media all knew it was time to go. DiMaggio occupies a special place in a lot of fan's hearts for a variety of reasons. Once dubbed "the last American hero," and in 1969 voted baseball's greatest living player, the aloof, silent star shunned the spotlight and had a reputation as a recluse. He was mythologized in stories and in song. He was cold to his teammates and warmed up to only his close friends, which included Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.

35. CNN/SI - MLB Baseball - Yankee Legend DiMaggio Dead At 84 - Monday October 18, 1 CNN/SI s Audio and Video on one of baseball s Greats, joe dimaggio dimaggioRemembered. For several generations of baseball fans, joe was the http://www.cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/news/1999/03/08/dimaggio_obit/

U.S. SPORTS baseball scores probables ... Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Work in Sports CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly Television SI Women ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore Yankee legend dead at 84 Click here for more on this story Posted: Monday October 18, 1999 08:48 PM Joe DiMaggio endeared himself to many during his 13-year career with the Yankees. Hulton Deutsch/Allsport Joltin' Joe has left and gone away. Joe DiMaggio died on March 8, 1999 at the age of 84 following complications from lung cancer. But his memory remains, indelibly etched in the hearts and minds of generations of fans who watched as the Yankee Clipper achieved success and confronted fame with the same grace he showed as one of the greatest center fielders to ever play the game. Friends and former ballfield foes came forward to praise DiMaggio. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said DiMaggio, as the son of an immigrant, "represented the hopes and ideals of our great countryÉ. There was an aura about him that was amazing. I idolized him." CNN/SI Former Red Sox slugger Ted Williams said there was no one he "admired, respected and envied more" than DiMaggio.

36. CNN/SI - Baseball - Multimedia Memories - Remembering Joe Dimaggio (1914 - 1999) Multimedia Memories Remembering joe dimaggio (1914 - 1999) http://www.cnnsi.com/baseball/news/1999/03/08/multimedia_memories/

EVENTS MLB Playoffs Rugby World Cup Century's Best ... Swimsuit '99 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Cities AD PARTNERS Power of Caring presented by CIGNA SPORTS ILLUSTRATED This Week's Issue ... SI for Women FEATURES Trivia Blitz Free Email TELEVISION CNN/SI - TV Turner Sports SHOPPING CNN/SI Travel ... Shorter Reporter SITE RESOURCES About Us myCNN Audio (.WAV Format) Yogi Berra says Joe DiMaggio always played hard (172 K) According to Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio "did everything right" (391 K) Ralph Branca thinks Joe DiMaggio was a complete player (339 K) Whitey Ford still can't believe he played with Joe DiMaggio (155 K) Ted Williams says Joe DiMaggio was a fantastic hitter (92 K) Long time Yankees announcer Curt Gowdy says Joe DiMaggio was a private man (374 K) Dodgers Senior Vice President Tommy Lasorda says Joe DiMaggio was a great competitor loved by all, especially Italians (374 K) Indi ans great Bob Feller admired the way Joe DiMaggio played baseball (320 K) Video (.MOV Format) Baseball fans will miss Joe DiMaggio Start (1.99 M)

37. Joe DiMaggio, Baseball Legend joe dimaggio, A baseball Legend. This story contributed by Jill Kramer, He then returned to baseball. At the age of 37 dimaggio retired. joe dimaggio http://www.handsonenglish.com/curr/March99.html

Hands-on English current events activity for March, 1999 Latest update: March 17, 1999 Note: You are welcome to print, copy and use this activity with your students. However, please don't re-publish it anywhere without permission. Joe DiMaggio, A Baseball Legend This story contributed by Jill Kramer , ESL instructor at the Columbus Literacy Council in Columbus, Ohio. (Thank you, Jill!) To the instructor: Here is a story about the life of Joe DiMaggio, which we hope your students will enjoy reading. If you know anything about baseball, you know that it's a sport in which numbers are important. And so, appropriately, this story and the activities also focus on numbers. The story is provided in two formsboth as complete text, and as a listening text with some of the numbers missing. For beginning and intermediate students, you can give them the incomplete text and have them fill in the numbers as they listen to the story. Following the story are some comprehension questions, a re-telling exercise, and two follow-up activities including an interview and a writing topic. We hope you and your students enjoy these activities!

38. Great American History Fact-Finder - -DiMaggio, Joe dimaggio, joe. (1914 ), baseball player. Joltin joe set a major league baseballrecord, hitting in fifty-six consecutive games during the 1941 season. http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/gahff/html/ff_054400_dimaggiojoe.htm

Entries Publication Data Dedication Advisory Board ... World Civilizations The Great American History Fact-Finder DiMaggio, Joe , baseball player. "Joltin' Joe" set a major league baseball record, hitting in fifty-six consecutive games during the 1941 season. The center fielder for the New York Yankees for thirteen years, he compiled a lifetime batting average of .325 and was named most valuable player three times. Called "the Yankee Clipper," he became a New York idol and succeeded Babe Ruth as baseball's superstar. Site Map I Partners I Press Releases I Company Home I Contact Us Terms and Conditions of Use Privacy Statement , and Trademark Information

39. The American Experience | Joe DiMaggio: A Hero's Life | People & Events | Joe Di joe dimaggio is considered one of the most memorable baseball players of all In 1954 dimaggio was elected to the National baseball Hall of Fame. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dimaggio/peopleevents/pande02.html

Joe DiMaggio The son of a fisherman, Joe DiMaggio is considered one of the most memorable baseball players of all time. For many of the fans who saw him play, he epitomizes grace and excellence. His play, his demeanor and his short marriage to Marilyn Monroe helped make him one of the icons of American pop culture. DiMaggio played for the New York Yankees from 1936 until 1951. Babe Ruth started the tradition of winning, but DiMaggio, with his high standards and leadership, took his New York Yankees team to the World Series ten times, leading them to nine championships. While America was on the brink of World War II, DiMaggio set a record that gripped the entire nation: he got at least one hit in 56 straight games. That 1941 record captured the attention of ordinary Americans, as fans all over the nation checked their radios and asked each other, "Did he get a hit?" The record is one of the most hallowed achievements in baseball history. DiMaggio’s skills were much-lauded in his day, and he was voted the American League’s most valuable player three times. Fans and writers called him "Joltin’ Joe" because of his hard hitting. He was also dubbed "the Yankee Clipper" because of his graceful fielding in Yankee Stadium’s vast center field. His lifetime batting average was .325 and he hit 361 home runs in his career. He also hit 131 triples, 389 doubles, and was involved in 4,529 put-outs in the outfield. In 1954 DiMaggio was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

40. The American Experience | Joe DiMaggio: A Hero's Life | Timeline (1900 - 1935) Timeline of joe dimaggio s Life. 1900, February baseball’s American League isfounded. 1914, August Triggered by the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dimaggio/timeline/

February August : Triggered by the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo, European nations stumble into war. By the end of August, 17 million men are involved in what will become the bloodiest war in history. November : On the 25th of November, Joseph Paul DiMaggio is born in Martinez, California. He is the eighth of nine children of Giuseppe and Rosalie DiMaggio, a Sicilian couple who immigrated to America at the turn of the century. October : For the first time, a World Series game is broadcast on radio. Broadcasters for station WJZ of Newark, New Jersey describe each play to an estimated five million people along the eastern seaboard. May : Charles Lindbergh is the first person to fly across the Atlantic solo. He lands in Le Bourget Airport to a waiting throng of 100,000 Parisians. The 33-hour flight in the Spirit of St. Louis makes Lindbergh an overnight hero. September :The 32-year-old Babe Ruth hits home run number 60. All the people in attendance wave handkerchiefs in his honor. October : After climbing to record heights, the stock market collapses, launching a worldwide economic crisis. The infamous day, October 24, is called Black Thursday. One report says that at least 11 market speculators commit suicide after hearing the news.

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