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Born: November 25, 1914
1932: Made professional debut
1933: 61-game hit streak in PCL
1934: Tore knee ligaments stepping out of a taxi
1934: Traded by San Francisco Seals to Yankees
1935: DiMaggio remained with Seals for one season as part of the trade. Seals win PCL & DiMaggio is MVP.
Debut: May 3, 1936 (Yankees)
1936-39: Yankees win World Series
1937: Married actress Dorothy Arnold (later divorced)
1939: Dubbed ?The Yankee Clipper? for the first time
1939: Lou Gehrig retires
1939: Won Batting Title (.381)
1939: AL MVP
1940: Won Batting Title (.352)
1941: 56-game hitting streak
1941: Yankees win World Series
1941: AL MVP
1942: Yankees lose World Series to Cardinals
1943-45: Military service in World War II
1947: Yankees almost trade DiMaggio to Red Sox for Ted Williams. Yanks bow out when Sox demanded Yogi Berra as well.
1947: Yankees win World Series
1947: AL MVP
1949: Becomes the first player to earn $100,000 (under $1 million in today?s dollars)
1949-51: Yankees win World Series
1951: DiMaggio is blamed for a career-threatening knee injury to Mickey Mantle.
1951: Retired
1954: Married Marilyn Monroe (they divorced 274 days later)
1955: Elected to Hall of Fame
1962: Monroe died and DiMaggio handled the funeral arrangements
1968: Dubbed ?The Greatest Living Ballplayer? by writers
1968: Simon & Garfunkel?s ?Mrs. Robinson? asks ?Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio??
1968-70: A?s coach (worked with Reggie Jackson)
1970s-90s: Mr. Coffee spokesman
1999: Died
1999: Elected to All Century Team
2011: USPS unveils DiMaggio stamp
Accomplishments
9x World Champion
13x All Star
3x MVP
2x batting champ
.325 career hitter
Hit .300: 11x
Hit .350+: 3x
1390 runs
100+ runs: 8x
Led league w/151 runs (1937)
2214 hits
200+ hits: 2x
389 doubles
30+ doubles: 7x
40+ doubles: 2x
131 triples
10+ triples: 8x
15+ triples: 2x
Led league w/15 triples (1936)
361 home runs
Led league in HR: 2x
30+ HR: 7x
46 HR (1937)
1537 RBI
100+ RBI: 9x
150+ RBI: 2x
Led league in RBI: 2x
790 walks-369 strikeouts
.398 OBP
.400 OBP: 5x
.579 slugging
.500 slugging: 11x
.600 slugging: 4x
Led league in slugging: 2x
.977 OPS
OPS 1.000+: 5x
3948 TB
300+ TB: 9x
418 TB (1937)
Led league in TB: 3x
Postseason: .338, 8 HR, 30 RBI, .760 OPS (10 World Series-Won 9)
Born: November 25, 1914
1932: Made professional debut
1933: 61-game hit streak in PCL
1934: Tore knee ligaments stepping out of a taxi
1934: Traded by San Francisco Seals to Yankees
1935: DiMaggio remained with Seals for one season as part of the trade. Seals win PCL & DiMaggio is MVP.
Debut: May 3, 1936 (Yankees)
1936-39: Yankees win World Series
1937: Married actress Dorothy Arnold (later divorced)
1939: Dubbed ?The Yankee Clipper? for the first time
1939: Lou Gehrig retires
1939: Won Batting Title (.381)
1939: AL MVP
1940: Won Batting Title (.352)
1941: 56-game hitting streak
1941: Yankees win World Series
1941: AL MVP
1942: Yankees lose World Series to Cardinals
1943-45: Military service in World War II
1947: Yankees almost trade DiMaggio to Red Sox for Ted Williams. Yanks bow out when Sox demanded Yogi Berra as well.
1947: Yankees win World Series
1947: AL MVP
1949: Becomes the first player to earn $100,000 (under $1 million in today?s dollars)
1949-51: Yankees win World Series
1951: DiMaggio is blamed for a career-threatening knee injury to Mickey Mantle.
1951: Retired
1954: Married Marilyn Monroe (they divorced 274 days later)
1955: Elected to Hall of Fame
1962: Monroe died and DiMaggio handled the funeral arrangements
1968: Dubbed ?The Greatest Living Ballplayer? by writers
1968: Simon & Garfunkel?s ?Mrs. Robinson? asks ?Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio??
1968-70: A?s coach (worked with Reggie Jackson)
1970s-90s: Mr. Coffee spokesman
1999: Died
1999: Elected to All Century Team
2011: USPS unveils DiMaggio stamp
Accomplishments
9x World Champion
13x All Star
3x MVP
2x batting champ
.325 career hitter
Hit .300: 11x
Hit .350+: 3x
1390 runs
100+ runs: 8x
Led league w/151 runs (1937)
2214 hits
200+ hits: 2x
389 doubles
30+ doubles: 7x
40+ doubles: 2x
131 triples
10+ triples: 8x
15+ triples: 2x
Led league w/15 triples (1936)
361 home runs
Led league in HR: 2x
30+ HR: 7x
46 HR (1937)
1537 RBI
100+ RBI: 9x
150+ RBI: 2x
Led league in RBI: 2x
790 walks-369 strikeouts
.398 OBP
.400 OBP: 5x
.579 slugging
.500 slugging: 11x
.600 slugging: 4x
Led league in slugging: 2x
.977 OPS
OPS 1.000+: 5x
3948 TB
300+ TB: 9x
418 TB (1937)
Led league in TB: 3x
Postseason: .338, 8 HR, 30 RBI, .760 OPS (10 World Series-Won 9)