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New York Yankees’ centerfielder Joe DiMaggio had a remarkable career. He was an All-Star each of his 13 Major League seasons, was named American League MVP on three occasions (1939, 1941, and 1947), still owns the longest stretch of games with at least one base hit (56 straight games from May 15-July 16, 1941), was a first-ballot Hall of Famer, was married to Hollywood starlets Dorothy Arnold and Marilyn Monroe, and, later in life, was the spokesperson for the Mr. Coffee brand of coffee makers.
This photo, from the famed Bettmann Archive, was from the first game of a doubleheader against the Washington Senators at Griffith Park on June 29, 1941, in the middle of his hitting streak. DiMaggio went 1-for-4 with a double in Game 1 and 1-for-5 in the nightcap.
Like many during his era, DiMaggio missed multiple seasons due to his service in the armed forces during World War II. For DiMaggio it was the 1943-45 seasons, his age 28, 29, and 30 seasons (or his prime).
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