In Memoriam - Joe DiMaggio

March 8, 1999 Chicago, Il Stockyards Station

reverse: postmarked with 1969 Baseball stamp Mar 8, 1999 Chicago Il

Joseph Paul DiMaggio (November 25, 194 - March 8, 1999)

Joltin' Joe, The Yankee Clipper

Center fielder for the New York Yankees (1936-1942, 1946-1951)

Military Service- US Army Air Forces (1943-1945)

MLB record 56-game hitting streak (1941)

Baseball Hall of Fame (1955)

MLB All-Century Team (2000)

NY Yankees Retire Jersey #5 (1952)

2-time AL RBI Leader (1941, 1948)

2-time AL Home Run leader (1937, 1948)

2-time AL batting champion (1939, 1940)

3-time AL MVP (1939, 1941, 1947)

13-time All-Star

9-time World Series Champion

MLB Career:

Batting Ave .325

RBI: 1,537

Home Runs: 361

Hits: 2,214