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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

The mental pressure to achieve such a fete is enormous.
DiMaggio was able to achieve it in Major League play be-
cause he was well aware of what it takes. You see, he had
been there before. With the San Francisco Seals he ran a
66 game hitting streak just before he came up to the Big
Leagues.

No, I think DiMaggio's 56 - game hitting streak will be
a record that will not be broken for a long, long time.