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 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. A slick
fielder, fans used to yell that he
played his own position as well as
the slow-footed Williams's spot in
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DiMaggio set the pace
for consistency, hitting in 34
straight games in 1949, and another
27 straight in 1951, and scored more
than 100 runs seven times. In the
1946 Series, he scored the deciding
run in Game Five to give the Red Sox
a 3-2 edge in the Series, eventually
lost in seven games to the Cardinals
on Enos Slaughter's dash for home.
Twice DiMaggio led the league in
at-bats from his leadoff spot, and
twice in runs scored. He shared the
outfield with brother Joe in three
All-Star games, and drove him in
with a single in the 1941 game.
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