Joe DiMaggio Hits in 56th Straight Game
Description
A slide of a black-and-white, full-length photograph of Joe DiMaggio, seen hitting in his 56th straight game at Cleveland League Park II. DiMaggio is standing in the right-handed batter's box and has just hit the visible baseball. He is wearing a New York Yankees road uniform. The other people in the photograph include pitcher Al Milnar, second baseman Ray Mack and right fielder Jeff Heath. They are all wearing Cleveland Indian home uniforms. The photograph is from behind home plate on the third base side. Information written on the physical slide reads, "Hits in 56th consecutive game; 1941"
Player(s)
DiMaggio, Joe, 1914-1999; Milnar, Al, 1913-2005; Mack, Ray, 1916-1969; Heath, Jeff, 1915-1975
Team(s)
New York - AL; Cleveland - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
July 16, 1941
Subject
Hall of famers; Hitting (Baseball); Pitchers (Baseball); Second Basemen (Baseball) Right fielders (Baseball)
Source
Unknown
Stadium
League Park II (Cleveland, Ohio)
Location
Cleveland (Ohio)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Dea-Dim
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)