DI'S

JOE DIMAGGIO TRIBUTE

DiMaggio's Career Stats
Games:	1,736
At-Bats:	6,821
Runs:	1,390
Hits:	2,214
Doubles:	389
Triples:	131
Home Runs:	361
RBIs:	1,531
Walks:	790
Strikeouts:	369

Yr.	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	Avg
'36	138	637	132	206	44	15	29	125	.323
'37	151	621	151	215	35	15	46	167	.346
'38	145	599	129	194	32	13	32	140	.324
'39	120	462	108	176	32	6	30	126	.381
'40	132	508	93	179	28	9	31	133	.352
'41	139	541	122	193	43	11	30	125	.357
'42	154	610	123	186	29	13	21	114	.305
'43	Did not play, World War II
'44	Did not play, World War II
'46	132	503	81	146	20	8	25	95	.290
'47	141	534	97	168	31	10	20	97	.315
'48	153	594	110	190	26	11	39	155	.320
'49	76	272	58	94	14	6	14	67	.346
'50	139	525	114	158	33	10	32	114	.301
'51	116	415	72	109	21	4	12	71	.263
Total	1736	6821	1390	2214	389	131	361	1537	.325

Career Highlights
AL MVP � 1939, 1941 and 1947.
AL batting champion � 1939 (.381); 1940 (.352).
AL home run champion � 1937 (46); 1948 (39).
AL RBI leader � 1941 (125); 1948 (155).
AL runs scored leader � 1937 (151).
AL total bases leader � 1937 (418); 1941 (348); 1948 (355).
61-game hitting streak � May 28-July 25, 1933 with San Francisco of PacificCoast League.
Two home runs, one inning (fifth) � June 24, 1936 in 18-11 victory over St.Louis Browns.
Three triples, one game � Aug. 27, 1938.
56-game hitting streak � May 15-July 17, 1941.
Three home run games � June 13, 1937, May 23, 1948, Sept. 10, 1950.
Hit for cycle � May 20, 1948.
World Series � 10 appearances, nine winning teams.
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame � 1955.

A Dimaggio chronology

"Who started baseball's famous streak
"That's got us all aglow?
"He's just a man and not a freak,
"Joltin' Joe DiMaggio.
"Joe, Joe DiMaggio
"We want you on our side.
"From Coast to Coast, that's all you hear
"Of Joe the One-Man Show.
"He's glorified the horsehide sphere,
"Joltin' Joe DiMaggio.
"Joe, Joe DiMaggio.
"We want you on our side.
"He'll live in baseball's Hall of Fame,
"He got there blow-by-blow.
"Our kids will tell their kids his name,
"Joltin' Joe DiMaggio."

� "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio," written by Alan Courtney and recorded by band leader Les Brown, 1941

"Bloody Mary is the girl I love
"Bloody Mary is the girl I love
"Bloody Mary is the girl I love
"Now ain't that too damn bad!
"Her skin is tender as DiMaggio's glove
"Her skin is tender as DiMaggio's glove
"Her skin is tender as DiMaggio's glove
"Now ain't that too damn bad!"
"Bloody Mary's chewing betel nuts
"She is always chewing betel nuts
"Bloody Mary's chewing betel nuts
"And she don't use Pepsodent!"
"Bloody Mary is the girl I love
"Bloody Mary is the girl I love
"Bloody Mary is the girl I love
"Now ain't that too damn bad!"

� Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein's "South Pacific", 1949

"Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?
"A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
"What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson?
"Joltin' Joe has left and gone away."

� Paul Simon's "Mrs. Robinson," 1968

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