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Classic Sports Card of The Day

24 Jun

“Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?” This is a 1948 Leaf baseball card of the “Yankee Clipper”, former New York Yankee centerfielder Joe DiMaggio. “Joltin’ Joe” was a classy and humble member of the Yanks’ dynasty in the 1940s. He played 13 seasons with the team, and was an All Star all of those seasons. He played on 9 World Series winning teams and was MVP 3 times, and is best known for his record that to this point has been unbreakable – a 56-game hit streak.  DiMaggio was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955, and outside of his exploits in the game was best known for his marriage to Marilyn Monroe and his long-time stint as pitchman for Mister Coffee. In 1969, he was voted as baseball’s greatest living player, and is mentioned numerous times in popular culture, including Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Old Man And The Sea, and the Simon & Garfunkel song Mrs. Robinson.

 

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