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| Born: November 25, 1914 Martinez, California |
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| Vote | 88. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP 84% (third ballot: first eligible in 1953) | |
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr. (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed Joltin' Joe and The Yankee Clipper, was a baseball player who played his entire Major League career (1936–1951) for the New York Yankees. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. He was the brother of Vince DiMaggio and Dom DiMaggio. Vincent Paul "Vince" DiMaggio ( September 6, 1912 - October 3, 1986) was a Major League Baseball Center fielder Dominic Paul DiMaggio (born February 12 1917 in San Francisco California) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball who He was born in Martinez, California, and moved to San Francisco at one year old. Martinez ( "mar-TEE-niss" or "mar-TEE-nezz") is the County seat of Contra Costa County California, United States The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The family name was often spoken in the media as "di-MAH-gee-oh" (short A as in apple, IPA [dɪ'mædʒi. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA is a system of phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet, devised by the International Phonetic oʊ]) but was more properly pronounced "di-MAH-zhee-oh" (IPA [dɪ'madʒi. oʊ]).
DiMaggio was a 3-time MVP winner and 13-time All-Star who was widely hailed for his accomplishment on both offense and, as a center fielder, on defense, as well as for the grace with which he played the game. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the Outfielder in Baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position At the time of his retirement at age 36, he had the fifth-most career home runs (361) and sixth-highest slugging percentage (. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. 579) in history. He is also the only player in baseball history to be selected for the All-Star Game in every season he played.
A "picture-perfect" player, DiMaggio achieved a 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16, 1941) that has been called baseball's most mythic achievement. In Baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] After going hitless for one game, DiMaggio hit in the next 16 consecutive games, for a total of 72 out of 73. A 1969 poll conducted to coincide with the centennial of professional baseball voted him the sport's greatest living player. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets
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Early life
DiMaggio was the eighth of nine children born to immigrants (of Arberesh origin), delivered by a midwife identified on his birth certificate as Mrs. Arbëreshë are an ethnic community living in Italy, especially the regions of Calabria and Sicily. Midwifery is a Health care profession where providers give Prenatal care to expecting Mothers attend the birth of the Infant A birth certificate is a Vital record that documents the birth of a child J. Pico. His mother, Rosalia, named him "Giuseppe" after his father; "Paolo" was in honor of Saint Paul, Giuseppe's favorite saint. Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and The family moved from Martinez, California to San Francisco when Joe was one year old. Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence Martinez ( "mar-TEE-niss" or "mar-TEE-nezz") is the County seat of Contra Costa County California, United States The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
DiMaggio's father Giuseppe was a fisherman, as were generations of DiMaggios before him, and wanted his five sons to do the same. The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking culturing processing preserving storing transporting marketing or selling fish or fish products Joe would do anything to get out of helping his father's boat, as the smell of dead fish made him sick to his stomach. This earned him Giuseppe's ire, who called him "lazy" and "good for nothing. " It was only after Joe became the sensation of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) that the old man was finally won over. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States.
Joe was in semi-pro ball when Vince, playing for the San Francisco Seals, talked his manager into letting Joe fill in at shortstop. Vincent Paul "Vince" DiMaggio ( September 6, 1912 - October 3, 1986) was a Major League Baseball Center fielder For the professional hockey team see San Francisco Seals (hockey. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Joe — making his debut on 1 October 1932 — could not play shortstop, but he could hit. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. From May 27 – July 25, 1933, he got at least one hit in a PCL-record 61 consecutive games: "Baseball didn't really get into my blood until I knocked off that hitting streak. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches Getting a daily hit became more important to me than eating, drinking or sleeping. "
In 1934, his career almost ended. Going to his sister's house for dinner, he tore the ligaments in his left knee while stepping out of a jitney. In Anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote three different types of structures Fibrous tissue that connects Bones to other bones Types of vehicle Share taxis come in various Vehicle types including Minibuses Midibuses covered Pickup trucks Station wagons The Seals, hoping to sell Joe for $100,000 - a staggering sum during the Great Depression - now couldn't give him away; the Chicago Cubs turned down a no-risk tryout. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Fortunately, Yankees' scout Bill Essick pestered the team to give the 19-year-old another look. After Joe passed a test on his knee, he was bought on November 21 for $25,000 and 5 players, with the Seals keeping him for the 1935 season. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. He batted . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 398 with 154 RBIs and 34 HRs, led the Seals to the 1935 PCL title, and was named the League's MVP. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-2 All-Star Game,
"The Yankee Clipper"
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Touted by sportswriters as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson rolled into one, he made his major league debut on May 3, 1936, batting ahead of Lou Gehrig. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians Joseph Jefferson Jackson ( July 16, 1888 &ndash December 5, 1951) nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903 – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American The Yankees had not been to the World Series since 1932, but, thanks in large part to their sensational rookie, they won the next four Fall Classics. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1932 World Series was played between the New York Yankees ( American League) and the Chicago Cubs ( National League) with the Yankees In total, DiMaggio led the Yankees to nine titles in thirteen years.
DiMaggio was an outstanding player, as respected for his smooth, effortless fielding as for his hitting. Hank Greenberg told SPORT magazine in its September 1949 issue that DiMaggio covered so much ground in center field that the only way to get a hit against the Yankees was "to hit 'em where Joe wasn't. Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg ( January 1, 1911, New York New York – September 4, 1986) nicknamed "Hammerin' SPORT magazine was the original major general interest American sports magazine "
On 7 February 1949, DiMaggio signed a contract for $100,000 ($70,000 plus bonuses). Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was still regarded as the game's best player, but injuries got to the point where he could not take a step without pain. A sub-par 1951 season and a brutal scouting report by the Brooklyn Dodgers that was turned over to the New York Giants and leaked to the press led him to announce his retirement on 11 December 1951. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January
He became eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. DiMaggio told Baseball Digest in 1963 that the Brooklyn Dodgers had offered him their managerial job in 1953, but he turned it down. Baseball Digest is a Baseball Magazine resource published in Evanston Illinois by Lakeside Publishing Company The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA He was not elected to the Hall until 1955; the rules were revised in the interim, with DiMaggio and Ted Lyons excepted, extending the waiting period from one year to five. Theodore Amar Lyons ( December 28, 1900 - July 25, 1986) was an American Professional baseball Starting pitcher
He might have had better power-hitting statistics had his home park not been Yankee Stadium. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. As "The House That Ruth Built", its nearby right field favored the Babe's left-handed power. For right-handed hitters, its deep left and center fields could be a nightmare: Mickey Mantle recalled that he and Whitey Ford would count the blasts DiMaggio hit that would have been home runs anywhere else, but, at the Stadium, were merely long outs (Ruth himself fell victim to that problem, as he also hit many long fly outs to center). Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an American Baseball player who was inducted Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1926) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career Bill James calculated that DiMaggio lost more home runs due to his home park than any player in history. George William “Bill” James (born October 5, 1949, in Holton Kansas) is a Baseball writer historian and statistician whose work has been Left-center field went as far back as 457ft, compared to ballparks today where left-center rarely reaches 380ft. An illustration is the oft-replayed clip of Al Gionfriddo's catch in the 1947 World Series, which was close to the 415 foot mark in left-center. Albert Francis "Al" Gionfriddo was born on March 8 1922 in Dysart Pennsylvania. Had it happened in Ebbets Field, it would have been well into the seats for a home run. Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA. To paint an accurate picture on how affected DiMaggio was by Yankee Stadium; He hit 148 home runs in 3,360 at-bats at home. In contrast, hit 213 home runs in 3,461 at-bats on the road. His slugging percentage at home was . 546. On the road, it was . 610. His on-base percentage at Yankee Stadium was . 391. Away, it was . 405. He drove in 720 RBI at home. 817 on the road. When you multiply his road totals by two, you get 426 home runs in 13 seasons, at a pace in which he would hit one home run every 16. 2 at-bats (which would be good for 30th all-time. ) Expert statistician, Bill Jenkinson, elaborated further on this;
From: The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs, by Bill Jenkinson:
For example, Joe DiMaggio was acutely handicapped by playing at Yankee Stadium. Every time he batted in his home field during his entire career, he did so knowing that it was physically impossible for him to hit a home run to the half of the field directly in front of him. That's right! If you look at a baseball field from foul line to foul line, it has a 90-degree radius. From the power alley in left center field (430 in Joe's time) to the fence in deep right center field (407 feet), it is 45-degrees. And Joe DiMaggio never hit a single home run over the fences at Yankee Stadium in that 45-degree graveyard. It was just too far. Joe was plenty strong; he routinely hit balls in the 425-foot range. But that just wasn't good enough in cavernous Yankee Stadium. Like Ruth, he benefited from a few easy homers each season due to the short foul line distances. But he lost many more than he gained by constantly hitting long fly outs toward center field. Whereas most sluggers perform better on their home fields, Joe D hit only 41 percent of his career home runs in the Bronx. In his day, DiMaggio recorded 148 homers at Yankee Stadium. If he had hit the same exact pattern of batted balls with a typical modern stadium as his home, he would have belted about 225 homers during his home field career.
In 1949, Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey and Yankees GM Larry MacPhail verbally agreed to trade DiMaggio for Ted Williams, but MacPhail refused to include Yogi Berra. Early life Yawkey was born Thomas Austin His grandfather owned a successful lumber and iron business and attempted to purchase the Detroit Tigers but died amid the negotiations Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail Sr ( February 3 1890 - October 1 1975) was an American executive and innovator in Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams ( August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) also nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12 1925 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager Had the deal gone through, Williams could have benefited from Yankee Stadium's short right-center fence while DiMaggio could have thrived at Fenway Park with its Green Monster. The Green Monster is the nickname of the thirty-seven-foot two-inch (11
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Following the U. S. entrance in World War II, DiMaggio enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces on February 17, 1943, rising to the rank of sergeant. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was stationed at Santa Ana, California, Hawaii, and Atlantic City as a physical education instructor during his 31-month stint, and played baseball. Founded in 1869 Santa Ana ( is the most populous city in Orange County California and is the County seat and a city of about 353184 people. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
Giuseppe and Rosalia DiMaggio were among the thousands of German, Japanese and Italian immigrants classified as "enemy aliens" after Pearl Harbor was attacked. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. They had to carry photo ID booklets at all times, were not allowed to travel more than five miles from their home without a permit, and Giuseppe's boat was seized. Rosalia became an American citizen in 1944, Giuseppe in 1945.
Years after he had hung up his spikes, DiMaggio was always a sought after celebrity when he came back to New York city. In 1957, he agreed to meet Cuban businessmen who were planning to build a Casino in Havana and were interested in cashing in on DiMaggio's name, as a greeter or host. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Before he met them at the Warwick hotel, his agent took him to another room and introduced him to two big fans who just wanted to shake his hand and say "Hello". After the meeting, he found out to his great surprise that the fans were none other than Mangano family boss, Albert Anastasia and Anthony "Little Augie Pisano" Carfano, a Luciano family capo. The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States Albert Anastasia (born Umberto Anastasio) ( September 26, 1902 &ndash October 25, 1957) aka the Mad Hatter and Anthony Carfano (c 1898 - September 25, 1959) aka "Little Augie Pisano" was a New York gangster who became a caporegime The Genovese crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide Years later, when he recalled the incident for detectives, he said that he was greatly disturbed when his agent told him later who he had met. "I mentioned something to the effect that you placed me in a spot". [2]
Married life
Dorothy Arnold
In January 1938, DiMaggio met actress Dorothy Arnold on the set of Manhattan Merry Go-Round. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dorothy Arnold ( November 21, 1917 – November 13, 1984) was an American film actress and the first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio They married at San Francisco's Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church on November 19, 1939 as 20,000 well-wishers jammed the streets. Saints Peter and Paul Church is a Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco 's North Beach neighborhood Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Even before their son Joseph III was born, the marriage was in trouble. DiMaggio was like many ballplayers: a high-school dropout whose life revolved around the game. While not the New York social figure that Babe Ruth was, he had his fun, leaving Dorothy feeling neglected. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of However, she was an ambitious social climber who took advantage of her status as the wife of baseball's biggest star. DiMaggio biographer Michael Seidel reported that, except on the nights before Lefty Gomez was to pitch, Dorothy and Lefty's wife, Broadway's June O'Dea, would drag their husbands from one Manhattan nightspot to another. Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez ( November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was a Portuguese-American [http//www Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York He resented how she complained about his off-the-field activities while she spent his money. But when Dorothy threatened divorce in 1942, the usually unflappable DiMaggio went into a slump, and developed ulcers. Ulcers are healing wounds that develop on the skin mucous membranes or eye She went to Reno, Nevada in February 1943; he followed her and they reconciled. But shortly after he enlisted in the Army and was sent to Hawaii, she filed for divorce in Los Angeles. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
The relationship continued off and on. Dorothy reportedly promised Joe she would wait for him to return from 1946 training camp, but married another man. It was only after he met another blonde actress on a blind date in 1952 did he finally get her out of his system for good.
Marilyn Monroe
According to her autobiography, Marilyn Monroe did not want to meet DiMaggio, fearing he was a stereotypical jock. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group The term jock is a classic North American Stereotype of a male athlete. Both were at different points in their lives: the just-retired Joe wanted to settle down; Marilyn's career was taking off. Their elopement at San Francisco City Hall on January 14, 1954 was the culmination of a courtship that had captivated the nation. The City Hall of San Francisco, California opened in 1915 in its open space area in the city's Civic Center, is a Beaux-Arts monument to the brief " Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
The relationship was loving yet complex, marred by his jealousy and her ambition. DiMaggio biographer Richard Ben Cramer asserts it was also violent. One incident allegedly happened after the skirt-blowing scene in The Seven Year Itch was filmed on September 14, 1954 in front of New York's Trans-Lux Theater. The Seven Year Itch is a three-act play written by George Axelrod. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Trans-Lux is a major manufacturer of real-time displays and became known for their Stock market Tickers Their range included mechanical ones that appeared electronic Then-20th Century Fox's East Coast correspondent Bill Kobrin told the Palm Springs Desert Sun that it was Billy Wilder's idea to turn the shoot into a circus: ". The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist . . every time her dress came up and the crowd started to get excited, DiMaggio just blew up. " The couple then had a "yelling battle" in the theater lobby. When she filed for divorce 274 days after the wedding, Oscar Levant quipped it proved that no man could be a success in two pastimes. Oscar Levant ( December 27, 1906 &ndash August 14, 1972) was an American Pianist, Composer, Author
An August 1, 1956 International News wire photo of DiMaggio with Lee Meriwether announced their engagement, but Cramer wrote that it was a rumor started by Walter Winchell. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wirephoto or telephotography is the sending of Pictures by Telegraph or Telephone. Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935 in Los Angeles California) is Miss America 1955 and an American actress, appearing Walter Winchell ( April 7, 1897 &ndash February 20, 1972) was an American newspaper and radio commentator He was later linked to 1957 Miss America Marian McKnight, who won the crown with a Marilyn act. Marian McKnight (born 19 December 1936) was Miss America 1957 Marilyn biographer Donald Spoto claimed they were "very close to marrying" but she denies it. [3] Biographers and news reports also linked him to Liz Renay, Cleo Moore, Marlene Dietrich, Gloria DeHaven, and Elizabeth Ray, but he never publicly confirmed any involvement. Liz Renay, nee Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins ( April 14, 1926 - January 22, 2007) was an American Author, Actress Cleouna "Cleo" Moore ( October 31 1928 - October 28 1973) was a blonde bombshell of 1950s Hollywood films Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer Gloria Mildred DeHaven (born July 23, Los Angeles California) is an American actress. Elizabeth Ray (born Betty Lou Ray on 14 May 1943 in Marshall North Carolina) was the central figure in a much publicized sex scandal in
DiMaggio re-entered Marilyn's life as her marriage to Arthur Miller was ending. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. On February 10, 1961, he secured her release from Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At his death in 1927 Payne Whitney bestowed the funds to build and endow the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic ( PWC) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan She joined him in Florida where he was a batting coach for the Yankees. Their "just friends" claim did not stop remarriage rumors from flying. Reporters staked out her apartment building. Bob Hope "dedicated" Best Song nominee "The Second Time Around" to them at the 33rd Academy Awards. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The Second Time Around is a 1961 album by Etta James, and the second LP release for the Blues singer The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica
According to biographer Maury Allen, Joe was so alarmed at how Marilyn had returned to her self-destructive ways, falling in with people he felt detrimental to her (including Frank Sinatra and his "Rat Pack"), he quit his job with a military post-exchange supplier on August 1, 1962 to ask her to remarry him. Maury Allen (born 2 May 1932 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American sportswriter actor and former columnist for the New York Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor The Rat Pack was a group of popular entertainers most active between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. But before he could, she was found dead on August 5. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Her death was deemed a probable suicide but is subject to endless conspiracy theories. A conspiracy theory attributes the ultimate cause of an event or chain of events (usually Political, Social or Historical events or the concealment Devastated, he claimed her body and arranged her funeral, barring Hollywood's elite. He had a half-dozen red roses delivered 3 times a week to her crypt for the next 20 years. Unlike her other two husbands or other men who knew her intimately (or claimed to) he refused to talk about her publicly or write a tell-all. He never remarried.
Death
Following lung cancer surgery on October 14, 1998, DiMaggio fell ill again December 11. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office The attack forced his lawyer, Morris Engelberg, to admit that the positive reports he had been feeding to the press were greatly exaggerated. He claimed Joe made him promise not to tell even his family about his condition.
DiMaggio died on March 8, 1999. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) On January 24, NBC broadcast a premature obituary; Engelberg claimed he and DiMaggio were watching TV and saw it. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's A premature Obituary is an obituary published whose subject is not actually deceased His last words, according to Engelberg, were "I'll finally get to see Marilyn. The Last Words were an early punk band from Sydney, Australia. " However, the day after DiMaggio's death, a hospice worker who cared for him gave a radically different account to The New York Post. Palliative care (from Latin palliare to cloak is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of Disease Symptoms The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually
DiMaggio is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California. Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma California is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Colma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County California, at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula In his eulogy, Dom DiMaggio declared that his brother had everything "except the right woman to share his life with", a remark seeming to confirm the family's disapproval of Monroe. Dominic Paul DiMaggio (born February 12 1917 in San Francisco California) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball who Richard Ben Cramer told the New York Times that Dom cooperated with him on his controversial biography, and got other family members to do likewise. In an eerie coincidence, Joe DiMaggio's estranged son, Joe, Jr. , died later that same year.
The equally controversial Engelberg offered dozens of signed bats on Shop At Home, for $3,000 each, weeks before DiMaggio died. In April 1999, he sued the City of San Francisco to stop its plan to name the North Beach park, where Joe learned to play baseball, after him. That June, he sold hundreds of items to a collectibles dealer, including baseballs DiMaggio signed on his deathbed, and offered Joe's personal effects at a Sotheby's auction. Sotheby's ( is the world's second oldest Auction house in continuous operation (the oldest being Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674
In 2003, Engelberg broke attorney-client privilege, and published his own book on DiMaggio as a rebuttal to Cramer's. Attorney-client privilege is a legal concept that protects communications between a client and his or her Attorney and keeps those communications confidential
Legacy
DiMaggio was used by artists as a touchstone in popular culture not only during his career, but decades after he retired. In the South Pacific song, "Bloody Mary" has "skin tender as DiMaggio's glove". South Pacific is a musical, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by both Hammerstein and Joshua Joltin' Joe DiMaggio was recorded during his hitting streak by Les Brown. Les Brown Sr ( March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) and the Band of Renown are a Big band that began in the big band era
In Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely, Philip Marlowe follows the streak, which Chandler uses as a metaphor for good. Raymond Thornton Chandler ( July 23, 1888 &ndash March 26, 1959) was an American Author of crime stories and novels Farewell My Lovely is a 1940 novel by Raymond Chandler, the second novel he wrote featuring Los Angeles private eye Philip Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels including The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye A generation later, Simon and Garfunkel used him in that same vein in "Mrs. Robinson". Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. " Mrs Robinson " is a song written by Paul Simon and first performed by Simon and Garfunkel. The literal-minded DiMaggio was reportedly not fond of the lyric "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" as he was very much alive, and had not gone anywhere. [4] However, he changed his mind when he gained a whole new generation of fans from that song. When he died The Times of London observed in its obituary that the lines from "Mrs Robinson" were what DiMaggio would be most remembered for. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. In their eulogical report on DiMaggio, ESPN SportsCenter quoted the last line of the song: "What's that you say, Mrs. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to SportsCenter is a daily Sports news Television show and the flagship program of American Cable network ESPN since the network Robinson? Joltin' Joe has left and gone away?" A tributory newspaper comic strip shows DiMaggio standing in front of the Pearly Gates in his Yankees uniform, holding his bat on his shoulder. St. Peter, in foreground, writes in his book: "Memo to Mr. Simon & Mr. Garfunkel: he's here. "
Stephen Jay Gould often wrote of DiMaggio's hit streak as the only sports record that was an unpredictable anomaly based on statistical analysis, and therefore the greatest feat in all of sports. Stephen Jay Gould (September 10 1941 &ndash May 20 2002 was a prominent American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science
Woody Guthrie wrote "DiMaggio Done It Again" about his performance in a crucial series against the Red Sox in June 1949 when surgery for bone spurs in his right heel kept him out of the Yankees' first 65 games and threatened his career. Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14 1912–October 3 1967 was an American Singer-songwriter and Folk musician Guthrie's musical legacy Bone spurs, also known as osteophytes, are bony projections that form along Joints Bone spurs form due to the increase in a damaged joint's surface area It is during this period Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea is set, Santiago drawing courage from his hero's ordeal. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. The Old Man and the Sea is a Novella (just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951 and published in (Guthrie's song was later covered by Wilco for the 2000 album Mermaid Avenue Vol. II. Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of Alternative country group Mermaid Avenue Vol II is a 2000 album of previously unheard lyrics written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, )
DiMaggio is referenced in the Seinfeld episode "The Note", when Kramer claims to see him in a donut shop (and insists that he dips his donuts in coffee, to the disbelief of his friends). Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons Cosmo Kramer is a character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998 played by Michael Richards. In The Simpsons episode "'Tis The Fifteenth Season", Montgomery Burns gives Homer Simpson a DiMaggio rookie card (Burns refers to him as "That promising young rookie from the New York Nine"). "' Tis the Fifteenth Season " is the seventh episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season. Charles Montgomery Burns, also referred to as Mr Burns is a recurring Fictional character and Antagonist in the animated television series Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. In Boobs in the Woods, Daffy Duck gets a befuddled Porky Pig to "Steal home, DiMaggio! It means the game!"
He is mentioned in John Fogerty's "Center Field. Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer Songwriter, and Guitarist, best known for his " He and Monroe are mentioned in Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Gonna Be Alright", Madonna's "Vogue", Tori Amos's "Father Lucifer", Sleeper's "Romeo Me", Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire", and Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson". Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July " I'm Gonna Be Alright " is pop song by Jennifer Lopez from her second studio album J Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American "Vogue" was the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her soundtrack album I'm Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American Sleeper were a British Britpop band in the 1990s fronted by Louise Wener. William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. " We Didn't Start the Fire " is a song by Billy Joel that makes reference to a catalog of headline events during his lifetime from March 1949 to 1989 when the Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. " Mrs Robinson " is a song written by Paul Simon and first performed by Simon and Garfunkel.
In 1971, Italian industrial design firm Poltronova released the "Joe" chair, shaped like a gigantic baseball glove. The original brown leather versions are considered collectors' items. Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process
In 1974, he became spokesman for Mr. Coffee. Mr Coffee is an automatic-drip kitchen Coffee machine that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s Harvey Korman spoofed DiMaggio's commercials in a Carol Burnett Show episode. Harvey Herschel Korman ( February 15, 1927 &ndash May 29, 2008) was an American comedic Actor who performed Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American Actress, Comedian, Singer, Dancer and
He appeared in the original Angels in the Outfield and The First of May (released 1999). Angels in the Outfield is a 1951 Black-and-white film starring Paul Douglas and Janet Leigh, directed by Clarence Brown The First of May was DiMaggio's last and most involved motion picture cameo, requiring that he memorize lines for an entire scene. According to director Paul Sirmons, DiMaggio refused payment because the movie's subject, foster children, was dear to him, but Screen Actors Guild rules mandated he take the minimum $250 per day fee. Foster care is a system by which a certified stand-in "parent(s" cares for minor Children or young peoples who have been removed from their birth parents The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background (See The First of May - Official Web Site. )
His hitting streak has been used as a gold standard to compare similar feats in other sports. Johnny Unitas throwing at least 1 TD in 47 consecutive games is often cited as football's version. John Constantine "Johnny" Unitas ( May 7, 1933 &ndash September 11, 2002) nicknamed The Golden Arm and often called Martina Navratilova referred to her 74 straight match wins as "my DiMaggio streak. Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World " Wayne Gretzky's 51-game point-scoring run also was compared with the streak. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player DiMaggio was less than impressed, quoted as saying that Gretzky (who scored an empty-net goal in the final moments of a game to keep the streak alive) "never had to worry about a mid-game washout in the middle of the second period. "
His consecutive game hitting streak was also a point of reference in the Star Trek universe. In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a passing reference is made of an unnamed baseball player breaking DiMaggio's streak. " The Big Goodbye " is a first-season episode of Star Trek The Next Generation, first broadcast January 11, 1988. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry That player later is revealed to be Harmon "Buck" Bokai of the London Kings, a favorite player of Commander Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
On September 17, 1992, the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital opened, for which he raised over $4,000,000. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Elián González was taken there after he was rescued off the coast of Miami. The custody and Immigration status of a young Cuban boy Elián González (born December 6, 1993) was at the center of a heated controversy
Yankee Stadium's fifth monument was dedicated to DiMaggio on April 25, 1999. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) It replaced a plaque that previously hung at Monument Park: "A baseball legend and an American icon, the greatest player to play the game of baseball. " Also on that date the West Side Highway was officially renamed in his honor. The West Side Highway (officially the Joe DiMaggio Highway, formerly the Miller Highway or West Side Elevated Highway) is a mostly-surface section of The Yankees wore DiMaggio's number 5 on the left sleeves of their uniforms for the 1999 season. He is ranked #11 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was elected by fans to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1999 MasterCard sponsored the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
An auction of DiMaggio's personal items was held on May 19-20, 2006 by his son's adopted daughters. Highlights included: the ball hit to break Wee Willie Keeler's hitting-streak record ($63,250); 2,000th career hit ball ($29,900); 1947 Most Valuable Player Award ($281,750); uniform worn in the 1951 World Series ($195,500); Hall of Fame ring ($69,000); photograph Marilyn autographed "I love you Joe" ($80,500); her passport ($115,000); their marriage certificate ($23,000). William Henry Keeler ( March 3, 1872 - January 1, 1923) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie" was A passport is a document issued by a national government which certifies for the purpose of international travel the identity and nationality of its holder The event netted a total of $4. 1 million.
In an article in 1976 in Esquire magazine, sportswriter Harry Stein published an "All Time All-Star Argument Starter," consisting of five ethnic baseball teams. Esquire (abbreviated Esq) is a term of British origin originally used to denote social status Joe DiMaggio was the center fielder on Stein's Italian team.
Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe's relationship is cited in a number of songs, for example: Diesel Boy Song, "She's My Queen". "She is my queen, she's my Marilyn, and I'm her Joe DiMaggio. " Man From Delmonte song "Beautiful People. This article is about the band For the advertising campaign see Del Monte Foods The Man From Delmonte was an independent band from Manchester " "I can be your Miss Monroe and you can be my Joe DiMaggio and we can do the things beautiful people like to do. "
DiMaggio was named the greatest athlete to wear the #5 by Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. [1]. He was pictured, along with his son Joe, Jr. on the cover of the inaugural issue of SPORT magazine in September, 1946.
Stats
| Season | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | Avg. | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 138 | 637 | 132 | 206 | 29 | 125 | 24 | 39 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2 All-Star Game 323 | . 576 |
| 1937 | 151 | 621 | 151 | 215 | 46 | 167 | 64 | 37 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-1 All-Star Game 346 | . 673 |
| 1938 | 145 | 599 | 129 | 194 | 32 | 140 | 59 | 21 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 All-Star Game 324 | . 581 |
| 1939 | 120 | 462 | 108 | 176 | 30 | 126 | 52 | 20 | . Headline Event of the Year On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball 381 | . 671 |
| 1940 | 132 | 508 | 93 | 179 | 31 | 133 | 61 | 30 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers (4-3 All-Star Game 352 | . 626 |
| 1941 | 139 | 541 | 122 | 193 | 30 | 125 | 76 | 13 | . Headline events of the year Joe Dimaggio hits in 56 consecutive games 357 | . 643 |
| 1942 | 154 | 610 | 123 | 186 | 21 | 114 | 68 | 36 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-1 All-Star Game 305 | . 498 |
| 1946 | 132 | 503 | 81 | 146 | 25 | 95 | 59 | 24 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game 290 | . 511 |
| 1947 | 141 | 534 | 97 | 168 | 20 | 97 | 64 | 32 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game 315 | . 522 |
| 1948 | 153 | 594 | 110 | 190 | 39 | 155 | 67 | 30 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cleveland Indians over Boston Braves (4-2 All-Star Game 320 | . 598 |
| 1949 | 76 | 272 | 58 | 94 | 14 | 67 | 55 | 18 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1 All-Star Game 346 | . 596 |
| 1950 | 139 | 525 | 114 | 158 | 32 | 122 | 80 | 33 | . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star 301 | . 585 |
| 1951 | 116 | 415 | 72 | 109 | 12 | 71 | 61 | 36 | . Headline Event of the Year Baseball's Shot Heard 'Round the World gives the New York Giants the National League Pennant in the third game of a best-of-three-games 263 | . 422 |
| Career Statistics | 1736 | 6821 | 1390 | 2214 | 361 | 1537 | 790 | 369 | . 325 | . 579 |
References
- ^ Arbesman, Samuel & Strogatz, Steven (2008, March 30), “A Journey to Baseball’s Alternate Universe”, The New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/opinion/30strogatz.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
- ^ Jerry Capeci, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia,Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. Steven H Strogatz (born August 13 1959 is an American mathematician and the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University. ISBN 0-02-864225-2 Google Print, pp. 283-284.
- ^ South Carolina’s first 'Miss America', Marian McKnight
- ^ Paul Simon, "The Silent Superstar," The New York Times, March 9, 1999.
- SPORT magazine, September 1946
External links
- joedimaggio.com Official Joe DiMaggio Website
- YouTube Video of The Joe DiMaggio Story
- Joe DiMaggio's Restaurant
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- baseballlibrary.com career statistics and information
- Joe DiMaggio at the Internet Movie Database
- The SPORT Gallery - 1950 photo from SPORT magazine: Joe DiMaggio, Dom DiMaggio & Ted Williams
- pbs.org documentary on DiMaggio
- washingtonpost.com obituary
- Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
- Most of Joe DiMaggio's items sold from his estate
- Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and the 1954 "Wrong Door Raid."
- Joe DiMaggio baseball card checklist.
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