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Joe Dimaggio
1936 - 1951
1736 games, 361 home runs, .325 batting
average
Debuting with the Yankees
in 1936, Dimaggio is only athlete in North American pro sports
history to be on four World Championship teams in his first 4
full seasons. In 1941 he established a record that most think
will never be broken when he hit consecutively in 56 straight
games. He was also the first pro athlete to sign a contract for
$100,000 in 1949. |
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