Article abstract: DiMaggio was one of the greatest players in major league baseball history. Besides generating impressive career batting and fielding statistics and leading the New York Yankees to ten American League pennants during his thirteen-year career, DiMaggio played with a verve, grace, and style that have made him a symbol of excellence on the baseball diamond as well as an American cultural icon.
Early Life
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, Jr., was the eighth of nine children born to Giuseppe and Rosalia DiMaggio, Italian immigrants who migrated to...
Source: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century, ©1999 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
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