Joe DiMaggio Autographed NY Yankees Baseball Gateway First Day Cover PSA Slabbed

Note that items with COAs come with individual COAs, sticker usually on back of item. I do not accept "Best Offer". Prices are reduced every 30 days until the item sells. Thanks for understanding this policy! November 25, 1914 March 8, 1999, born. Who played his entire 13-year career for the. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game. (May 15 July 16, 1941), a record that still stands. DiMaggio was a three-time MVP. In each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships. At the time of his retirement, he ranked fifth in career home runs.

(361) and sixth in career slugging percentage. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1955, and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during the baseball centennial year of 1969. (19172009) also were major league center fielders. DiMaggio's most famous achievement is his MLB record-breaking 56-game hitting streak.

The streak began on May 15, 1941, a couple of weeks before the death of Lou Gehrig. When DiMaggio went one-for-four against Chicago White Sox pitcher Eddie Smith. Major newspapers began to write about DiMaggio's streak early on, but as he approached George Sisler. S modern era record of 41 games, it became a national phenomenon. Initially, DiMaggio showed little interest in breaking Sisler's record, saying I'm not thinking a whole lot about it... I'll either break it or I won't. As he approached Sisler's record, DiMaggio showed more interest, saying, At the start I didn't think much about it... On June 29, 1941, DiMaggio doubled in the first game of a doubleheader against the Washington Senators. To tie Sisler's record, and then singled in the nightcap to extend his streak to 42. Crowd of 52,832 fans watched DiMaggio tie the all-time hitting streak record 44 games, Wee Willie Keeler. In 1897 on July 1. The next day against the Boston Red Sox.

He homered into Yankee Stadium's left field stands to extend his streak to 45, setting a new record. DiMaggio recorded 67 hits in 179 at-bats during the first 45 games of his streak, while Keeler recorded 88 hits in 201 at-bats. DiMaggio continued hitting after breaking Keeler's record, reaching 50 straight games on July 11 against the St.

On July 17 at Cleveland Stadium. DiMaggio's streak was finally snapped at 56 games, thanks in part to two backhand stops by Indians. 408 during the streak, with 15 home runs and 55 RBI. The day after the streak ended, DiMaggio started another streak that lasted 16 games.

The distinction of hitting safely in 72 of 73 games is also a record. The closest anyone has come to equaling DiMaggio since 1941 is Pete Rose.

Who hit safely in 44 straight games in 1978. During the streak, DiMaggio played in seven doubleheaders. The Yankees' record during the streak was 41132. DiMaggio's streak is the most extraordinary thing that ever happened in American sports.

Some consider DiMaggio's streak a uniquely outstanding and unbreakable record. Calculated that, to have the likelihood of a hitting streak of 50 games occurring in the history of baseball up to the late 1980s be greater than 50%, fifty-two. 350 lifetime hitters would have to have existed instead of the actual three Ty Cobb. Citing Purcell's work, called DiMaggio's 56-game achievement "the most extraordinary thing that ever happened in American sports". Samuel Arbesman and Steven Strogatz. Disagree; they conducted 10,000 computer simulations of Major League Baseball from 1871 to 2005, 42% of which produced streaks as long or longer, with record streaks ranging from 39 to 109 games and typical record streaks between 50 and 64 games. Additionally, I slip all autographed photos inside sturdy photo-protective sleeves. In most cases, using Jack Smalling's baseball address lists and other assorted address lists, I wrote to both active and retired baseball players, sending them letters, requests for signatures, and self-addressed-stamped envelopes. This is how I obtained thousands of autographs. I stand by every item I sell. All the old time autograph dealers know me and the professional authenticators will vouch for my reputation as well. I do this on a part time basis, so sometimes emails take a day. PLEASE NOTE: Most items come with certificates of authenticity from outside companies (JSA and PSA predominantly; they are the best). Sincerely, Joe Binder , Downers Grove, Illinois. The item "Joe DiMaggio Autographed NY Yankees Baseball Gateway First Day Cover PSA Slabbed" is in sale since Wednesday, December 5, 2018. This item is in the category "Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Autographs-Original\Baseball-MLB\Other Autographed MLB Items". The seller is "calabinder" and is located in Downers Grove, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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