Joe DiMaggio: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1955

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)