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| | [[File:DiMaggio and Reagan.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Reagan and DiMaggio]] | | [[File:DiMaggio and Reagan.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Reagan and DiMaggio]] |
| − | '''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''. | + | '''Joe "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio''' (1914-1999) 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''. |
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| − | 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 and only once per 18.5 at-bats. He also led the Yankees to many pennant and nine [[World Series]] championships during his career. |
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| | He was an all-round player who was a superb center-fielder, recording a remarkable 22 assists in throwing out base runners in one season. | | He was an all-round player who was a superb center-fielder, recording a remarkable 22 assists in throwing out base runners in one season. |
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| | 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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| − | Surprisingly, and perhaps due to having a relatively short career, DiMaggio was not elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in his first year of eligibility, but was in his second eligible year.<ref>https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00014151.html</ref> | + | Surprisingly, and perhaps due to having a relatively short career, DiMaggio was not elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in his first year of eligibility, but was in his second eligible year.<ref>https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00014151.html</ref> His career was a relatively short 13 years, which kept him from becoming a leader in career statistics. |
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| | == Literature == | | == Literature == |