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'''Joe "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio''' was a [[Hall of Fame]] baseball player for the [[New York Yankees]] from 1936 to 1951. He holds the record for number of consecutive games with a hit (56), in 1941, which is considered one of the greatest achievements in all of sports.  He was briefly married to [[Marilyn Monroe]].  He is mentioned in the [[Simon and Garfunkel]] song ''Mrs. Robinson''.

'''Joe "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio''' was a [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] baseball player for the [[New York Yankees]] from 1936 to 1951. He holds the record for number of consecutive games with a hit (56), in 1941, which is considered one of the greatest achievements in all of sports.  He was briefly married to [[Marilyn Monroe]].  He is mentioned in the [[Simon and Garfunkel]] song ''Mrs. Robinson''.

He holds the all-time record of the fewest strikeouts for a home run hitter, striking out only about once for every home run that he hit.  He also led the Yankees to many pennant and nine [[World Series]] championships during his career.

He holds the all-time record of the fewest strikeouts for a home run hitter, striking out only about once for every home run that he hit.  He also led the Yankees to many pennant and nine [[World Series]] championships during his career.

DiMaggio's father was a fisherman and Joe was raised in a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] family of nine children.

DiMaggio's father was a fisherman and Joe was raised in a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] family of nine children.

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