Joe+DiMaggio

= ​   =  __Joe DiMaggio;__ By: //Jalil and __Dominika. __ //   

Born: November 24th, 1914 in Martinez, California, United States Died: March 8th, 1999 Nationality: American Occupation: Baseball Player.

__Introduction;__  Joe DiMaggio was born on November 24, 1914 in Martines California, United States. He was named one of the World's Greatest Living Baseball Player's. In 1941 he had made his 56th game with many people watching him make his history and all his fan's to support him while he was finishing up his career with .325 of a batting average and he hammered 361 home runs.In 1949 he became the American League's first $100,000 player.  __Early Life__ Joe DiMaggio was the son of Italian immigrant parents. He grew up in the San Francisco, California, area with his four brothers and four sisters. All the DiMaggio's lived in a small house. His father usually fished for crabs and His sons would usually help them, if they were old enough. Joe did not like fishing, and he always found ways to try and getting out of going out to sea with his father and brothers.  When DiMaggio was 17 he started playing for the minor baseball league with the San Francisco Seals. His older brother was playing for the seals and reccomended that Joe should tryout for a Spot. Joe First had a Salary of $250 a month, than rising it every month. When he got hits in sixty-one games in a row he became a Bay Area Celebirty in 1933 for an all-time record of the league.. His batting average (the percentage of time that a batter gets a hit) was .340 and he batted in 169 runs.

__Yankee's__ DiMaggio than hit a battin average of .341 a year after he joined the Seals, and the New York Yankees bought his contract for twenty-five thousand dollars and five minor league players. DiMaggio's Position in centerfield with the Yankees was delayed because of an injury. When he showed up on the field for the first time, on May 3, 1936, twenty-five thousand cheering, Italian people from New York Came to cheer on DiMaggio. __War__ DiMaggio than joined the Army for three years to help fight through the war than returned back to professional baseball in. That season was an upset—he batted only .290—but by 1947 he was back in shape, hitting a .315. He also lead his team to the pennant, winning His Third Most Valuable Player Award. __Retirement__ <span style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">When DiMaggio was 37 he announced his retirement. He turned down another $100,000 contract for that year. It could've have been the fourth contract in a row of the same size. DiMaggio said, "When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game." The Yankees Honored him by retiring his jersey number, number five. This means that no Yankee player can ever wear that number again. <span style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 22.4px; line-height: 26px; text-align: left;"> __Death__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Joe DiMaggio had lung cancer surgery in **October 1998** and shortly after became really ill and unfortunately died on **March 8th 1999. At the age of 84 in Hollywood, California.**

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