New book...."56" by K. Kennedy....70 years since DiMaggio's hitting streak
Book of the month....excellently documents Joe D's famous hitting streak. You don't have to be a Yankees fan to appreciate this story of a BB record
that may never be broken.
Joe's streak started May 15, 1941, it did not receive much fanfare for quite a while, as Joe was typically getting only one hit for every four AB's. The
fans (and the sports media) started paying attention to it when Joe broke Earl Combs 29 game record. In the 32nd game, Joe batted 3 for 3, and the
fans started getting very excited. From that game on to the 56th game, Joe hit for an unbelievable .460 BA.
Furthermore, after Joe broke Willie Keeler's 44 game record, Joe batted at an amazing .510 clip during the final 12 games.
On July 17th, the streak ended at Cleveland's Muncipal Stadium by two great fielding plays (by Keltner & Boudreau). The next day DiMaggio faced Bob
Feller and started a 16 game hitting streak.
Check it all out for yourself ...... 56 (Last Magic Number in Sports) .... by Kostya Kennedy
TED Z
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