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  Vince DiMaggio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vincent Paul "Vince" DiMaggio ( September 6, 1912 - October 3, 1986) was a Major League Baseball center fielder and right-handed batter who played in the National League for the Boston Bees (1937-38), Cincinnati Reds (1939-40), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940-46) and New York Giants (1946).
The brother of Joe and Dom, DiMaggio was born in Martinez, California.
In 10-years career, Vince DiMaggio batted.249 with 125 home runs and 584 RBI in 1110 games.
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 Dom DiMaggio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dominic is the brother of outfielders Joe DiMaggio and Vince DiMaggio.
DiMaggio was a teammate and close friend of Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, and Johnny Pesky.
Dom DiMaggio was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1995.
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 Joe DiMaggio Information - TextSheet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Vince was twice a National League All-Star, while Dom had an 11-year career with the Boston Red Sox.
DiMaggio was immortalized in another medium when he was mentioned in the Simon and Garfunkel song "Mrs Robinson", which became famous as part of the soundtrack to the film The Graduate, his name thus recognizable to millions around the world with only the dimmest awareness of baseball ().
Joe DiMaggio died in 1999 and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.
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 Joe DiMaggio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 8th of 9 children, Joe DiMaggio was born in a two-room house in Martinez, California, a town 35 miles east of San Francisco.
On February 10, 1961, DiMaggio secured Monroe's release from a psychiatric clinic (she was reportedly placed in the ward for the most seriously disturbed).
DiMaggio was used by artists as a touchstone in popular culture, not only during his career, but decades after he retired.
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 Joe DiMaggio biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In February 1961, DiMaggio secured Monroe's release from a psychiatric clinic (she was reportedly placed in the ward for the most seriously disturbed).
According to DiMaggio biographer Maury Allen, alarmed at how she had returned to her self-destructive habits, associating with people he considered detremental to her well-being (including Frank Sinatra and his "Rat Pack"), Joe quit his job with a military post-exchange supplier to ask Marilyn to remarry him.
DiMaggio died of complications from lung cancer surgery at his home, and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.
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 Joe DiMaggio - People of California
oe DiMaggio was born on November 25, 1914 on the coast of California in the fishing village of Martinez.
In 1915 the DiMaggio's moved to San Francisco, and all the boys in the family were encouraged by their father to join him in his work as a fisherman.
Joe DiMaggio: The Promise is a view of DiMaggio as seen by a former Yankee batboy, and is written from a teenager's perspective.
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 Joe DiMaggio - Biography and Statistics
DiMaggio is the only athlete in North American pro sports history to be on four World Championship teams in his first 4 full seasons.
DiMaggio was immortalized in the Ernest Hemingway novella The Old Man and the Sea and the Simon and Garfunkel song "Mrs Robinson" (from The Graduate).
DiMaggio died of complications from lung cancer surgery at his home in Hollywood, Florida, and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.
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 Dom DiMaggio | BaseballLibrary.com
The youngest and smallest of the three DiMaggio brothers, the bespectacled centerfielder was a perennial All-Star with the Red Sox for 11 seasons, missing three years of his prime because of WWII.
Twice DiMaggio, together with Ted Williams, was part of a.300-hitting outfield, once in his rookie year of 1940 with Doc Cramer in right field, and again 10 years later in 1950 with Al Zarilla in right.
DiMaggio's first inning HR off Mel Parnell is all the scoring needed, as the Bombers win 8—0.
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 YANKEE PLAYERSS
DiMaggio’s creed was excellence, and he did whatever was needed for his team to win, without pomp or showmanship.
DiMaggio was both “the Yankee Clipper,” a quiet, effortless batter who moved like a graceful sailing ship, and “Joltin’ Joe,” the potent slugger.
DiMaggio’s performance indicated that the Yanks had gotten a bargain: he batted.398 and led the league in RBIs and outfield assists.
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 Joe DiMaggio - Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Joe was playing semi-pro ball when Vince, playing with the San Francisco Seals, talked his manager into letting his kid brother fill in at shortstop for the last three games of the season.
DiMaggio was like most pro athletes: a high-school dropout with limited social skills whose life revolved around the game.
On February 11, 1961, DiMaggio secured Monroe's release from a psychiatric clinic (she was reportedly placed in the ward for the most seriously disturbed).
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 Joe DiMaggio | BaseballLibrary.com
DiMaggio also hit as high as.381 in 1939, and struck out only 369 times in his career while hitting 361 homers, a phenomenal ratio for a power hitter.
DiMaggio hit.407 during the streak and edged Boston's Ted Williams for the AL MVP award, even though Williams hit.406 that year.
DiMaggio has 2 hits in the first game and one in the second to tie Willie Keeler 's major-league batting streak of 44 games.
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 Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio played 13 seasons with the Yankees before retiring in 1951, but his name was celebrated in song and story for decades after he stopped playing, and he projected a romance and mystique that aroused the souls and lifted the spirits of millions.
DiMaggio, who died of lung cancer Monday at age 84 at his home in Hollywood, Fla., was eulogized by his brother Dominic, the only remaining sibling of the four brothers and four sisters with whom he grew up here in North Beach.
DiMaggio was estranged from his only child, a son who served as a pallbearer, but at the end of his 84 years, and perhaps a bit late, Joseph Paul DiMaggio revealed that ancient longing -- to come home, accompanied by the only people who matter, famiglia.
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 Joe DiMaggio | The BASEBALL Page
Vince was best known for his defense and the long swing which led to him lead the league in strikeouts six times in his ten year career.
DiMaggio frequently battled the Yankees over his salary and was once almost traded straight up for Williams, in what would have been the biggest deal in baseball history.
DiMaggio won two controversial MVP awards over Ted Williams: in 1941 (by 37 votes, despite Williams'.406 average); and in 1947, (by a single vote).
www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/dimaggiojoe   (1228 words)

  
 The American Experience | Joe DiMaggio: A Hero's Life | Enhanced Transcript
VINCE MARINO: He was a quiet old man. He was quiet.
And DiMaggio knows who she is. And maybe I could say, he felt that it was a feather in his cap.
TOMMY HENRICH: DiMaggio says 'You want my picture, come on and put some cash down there.' He knew his reputation and his lawyer's knew his reputation and their figure was a little bit higher, considerably higher than anybody else in baseball.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/dimaggio/filmmore/transcript/transcript1.html   (9950 words)

  
 Joe DiMaggio - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
According to DiMaggio biographer Maury Allen, Joe was alarmed at how Marilyn had returned to her self-destructive habits, associating with people he considered detrimental to her well-being (including Frank Sinatra and his " Rat Pack ").
DiMaggio was used by artists as a touchstone in American culture, not only during his career, but decades after he retired.
The literal-minded DiMaggio was reportedly not fond of the lyric "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" as he himself was very much alive and well.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/Joe_DiMaggio   (2127 words)

  
 Vince DiMaggio Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
V ince DiMaggio was born on Friday, September 6, 1912, in Martinez, California.
DiMaggio was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1937, with the Boston Bees, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
V ince DiMaggio's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Vince DiMaggio baseball statistics page.
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 Where have you gone joe dimaggio?
DiMaggio was considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time as well as a man who was loved by all.
Joseph Paul DiMaggio was born on November 25, 1914, in Martine, California, a fishing town north of San Francisco.
Robinson, "where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you?" This song reflects the search for a happier way of life, the days of old when a shy boy from California simply did what he loved best, and was embraced and loved by the world because of it.
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 Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio Legendary baseball star Joe DiMaggio died March 8, 1999 at the age of 84.
DiMaggio showed a quiet coolness on the field, where other players vented by kicking the bases, throwing the bat.
DiMaggio was left broken hearted and refused to talk about the marriage.
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 Joe Di Maggio, the Yankee Clipper
“Vince, who had been far more successful than I in baseball, had quit high school to help support the family, although my mother’s advice was to continue his education.
“Vince, meanwhile, was making good in a big way, or so it seemed to me. He had been signed by the San Francisco Seals and farmed out to Tucson.
Vince, who played on a number of major league teams, retired to live and work as a carpenter in nearby Pittsburg, California.
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 Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio set an American League rookie records as scoring 130 runs and hit 15 triples.
Joe DiMaggio died of complications due to lung cancer on March 8, 1999.
Brother of Dom and Vince DiMaggio, former major league outfielders.
www.hometeamsportscollectibles.com /joe_dimaggio   (284 words)

  
 Minor League Baseball: History: Top 100 Teams
Vince started the 1933 season with San Francisco, but was released early in the season and was signed by Hollywood.
DiMaggio had a good season, batting.293-19-102 with 14 triples, leading outfielders in assists (31), and was purchased by the National League Boston Bees.
DiMaggio was dispatched to Kansas City in the deal that brought shortstop Eddie Miller to Boston.
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 The American Experience | Joe DiMaggio: A Hero's Life | Timeline (1900 - 1935)
He is the eighth of nine children of Giuseppe and Rosalie DiMaggio, a Sicilian couple who immigrated to America at the turn of the century.
He takes a job at an orange-juice bottling plant, which he described as "a lousy way to make a living." He later works as a laborer at the docks and in a cannery.
When a shortstop is needed later in the season, Vince recommends his kid brother, Joe.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/dimaggio/timeline   (478 words)

  
 Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District Vince DiMaggio Community Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District Vince DiMaggio Community Park
In 1997 the City’s long-time Public Works Director, Vince DiMaggio passed away and the City Council renamed the park in honor of him and his long career with the city.
Please contact the City of Marina for access and use rules and guidelines.
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 Baseball Digest: Baseball Bloodline - Brief Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Joe and Vince DiMaggio hit the most combined home runs by a brother twosome in 1937 with 59 when Joe led the A.L. with 46 for the Yankees and Vince hit 13 as a rookie with the Boston Braves.
Vince hit a career-best 21 homers for the Pirates.
Following the DiMaggios for the second highest single-season HR output for two brothers are Lee and Carlos May, who registered 56 in 1969.
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 1943 All-Star Game by Baseball Almanac
Due to the war effort, many of the previous standout players such as Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Johnny Mize, Pete Reiser and others were absent.
I n the first inning, the National League took the lead on a run batted in by Stan Musial, who was making his first of twenty-four straight All-Star appearances.
With the junior circuit now up 5-1, Vince DiMaggio stepped up for the National League.
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 Journal of San Diego History
Lane gave us a week in Frisco for our honeymoon if we got married at home plate.
We had a quartet on the club--Vince DiMaggio, Red Campbell, Berlyn Horne and another player--and they sang "Those Wedding Bells are Breaking Up that Old Gang of Mine." Mr.
Lane was a harsh man but I liked him a lot; he gave me good advice.
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 Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Autographed Sports Collectibles & Memorabilia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On either side of the print is Vince Lombardi and Earl Lambeau.
Made by Louisville Slugger the official MLB bat since 1884.
Louisville Slugger was there when Babe called the shot in the 1923 World Series, Joe DiMaggio hit his 56 straight hits, Mickey Mantle won his Triple Crown, and when Derek Jeter led the Yankees to their 26th World Series.
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