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Dom DiMaggio

Dom DiMaggio
Dom DiMaggio 1950 Bowman.jpg
Center fielder
Born: (1917-02-12)February 12, 1917
San Francisco, California
Died: May 8, 2009(2009-05-08) (aged 92)
Marion, Massachusetts
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1940, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
May 9, 1953, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average .298
Home runs 87
Runs batted in 618
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Dominic Paul "Dom" DiMaggio (February 12, 1917 – May 8, 2009), nicknamed "The Little Professor", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (1940–1953). He was the youngest of three brothers who each became major league center fielders, the others being Joe and Vince.

An effective leadoff hitter, he batted .300 four times and led the American League in runs twice and in triples and stolen bases once each. He also led AL center fielders in assists three times and in putouts and double plays twice each; he tied a league record by recording 400 putouts four times, and his 1948 totals of 503 putouts and 526 total chances stood as AL records for nearly thirty years. His 1338 games in center field ranked eighth in AL history when he retired. His 34-game hitting streak in 1949 remains a Boston club record.

He was the youngest of three brothers who each became major league center fielders: Joe was a star with the rival New York Yankees, and Vince played for five National League teams. The youngest of nine children born to Sicilian immigrants, Dom's small stature (5'9") and eyeglasses earned him the nickname "The Little Professor."


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