Dom DiMaggio | |
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Center fielder | |
Born: San Francisco, California, U.S. | February 12, 1917|
Died: May 8, 2009 Marion, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 92)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1940, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 9, 1953, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .298 |
Home runs | 87 |
Runs batted in | 618 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dominic Paul DiMaggio (February 12, 1917 – May 8, 2009), nicknamed "the Little Professor", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (1940–1953). DiMaggio was the youngest of three brothers who each became major league center fielders, the others being Joe and Vince.