Joseph Paul DiMaggio was born in Martinez, California on November 25, 1914 ("Hall of Fame" 1). He was the poor, uneducated son of an Italian immigrant fisherman in the middle of the Great Depression. Joe's father wanted his sons to grow up educated and do well in life, so they could get away from the struggle and poverty they experienced as kids. Although Joe was very smart, it was on the baseball diamond that his true talents shone through. On the baseball field it did not matter who his parents were, how he dressed, or how much money he had. The only thing that mattered was if he could hit, run, catch, and throw, which Joe usually did better than anybody else. In 1931 Joe dropped out of high school. Since he had litt

The best example of Joe's life outside of baseball came in 1954. During this time DiMaggio was considered the king of baseball, although he had retired several years before, and Marilyn Monroe was considered the queen of the movies. A mutual friend introduced the two, and Monroe was impressed by DiMaggio's mystique. A romance developed one that was followed constantly by the American public. Some might have thought it would have been hard for the two icons to coexist; yet Joe never resented Monroe's fame or success; however, he could not escape the demanding rituals of her profession, nor the fact that every man in America was in love with his wife. The two divorced on October 5, 1954, only 274 days after they were married. The two remained close friends after their divorce. It was even rumored that DiMaggio was going to ask Monroe to remarry him before she suddenly died in 1962. DiMaggio immediately took care of funeral arrangements ("Icons" 1). He wanted her to be b!

By 1941 DiMaggio was considered one of the best players in baseball. That summer, Joe went on a spectacular hitting streak, collecting a hit in fifty-six consecutive games. It left fans all across America wondering every day, "Did he get a hit?" ("The Streak" 1). The streak began on May 15 in New York, against the Chicago White Sox. Joe tied and surpassed the American League record of forty-one games in a June 29 double-header versus the Washington Senators. A few days later, he broke the all-time record of forty-four games. The streak continued until July 17, when the Yankees traveled to Cleveland to play the Indians. A crowd of 67,468 fans, a record at the time for the largest crowd to see a night game, gathered at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. Al Smith, a veteran left-hander, pitched most of the game for Cleveland. Through three at-bats, he held DiMaggio hitless. In the eighth inning, with the bases loaded, Cleveland brought Jim Bagby, a young right-hander, into!

The Seals seemed to be the pinnacle of a baseball career for San Francisco youths in 1932. Joe made his professional debut as a shortshop during the final week of the 1932 season. He did not receive any money

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