Joe DiMaggio and Son Joe DiMaggio Jr.


Description

A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Joe DiMaggio (left) giving hitting tips to his son Joe DiMaggio Jr. (right) during Spring Training. Both men wear New York Yankee home uniforms and are visible from the waist upward. DiMaggio Jr. is holding a baseball bat with both hands and is looking over his left shoulder toward where a pitcher would be. DiMaggio stands behind, one hand on the bat and the other pointing forward. The caption underneath the photograph reads, "(TP4) St. Petersburg, Florida, March 31 - Di Maggio And Son - The New York Yankees former great star Joe Di Maggio gives his son Joe, jr. some batting pointers at the Yankees spring training camp today. Joe, jr. 19 years old is a student at Yale University and a member of the Yale freshman football (cq) squad. (AP Wirephoto) (h61728hh) 1961." Information written on the physical slide reads, "w/ Joe Jr. 1961"

Player(s)
DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
March 31, 1961
Subject
Hall of famers; Fathers and sons; Spring training (Baseball); Batting (Baseball)
Source
AP
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Saint Petersburg (Fla.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Dea-Dim
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)
Tags

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