Dom DiMaggio Notable

b. February 12, 1917 · Boston Red Sox 1940–1942, 1946–1953

Dom DiMaggio spent all 14 of his major-league seasons with the Boston Red Sox as a center fielder, from 1940 to 1953.

He collected 1,680 hits over 1,399 games, batting .298 with 618 runs batted in. He finished with 87 home runs, 308 doubles, 57 triples, 750 walks and 100 stolen bases.

He led the league in runs two times between 1950 and 1951, topping out at 131. He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1950, with 15. He also led it in triples. He played 1,373 games in the outfield, with 3,859 putouts and 89 errors.

He was selected to seven All-Star teams between 1941 and 1952.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on February 12, 1917, and died on May 8, 2009. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	7	1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1949
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1946

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1940	BOS	108	418	81	126	32	6	8	46	41	46	7	.301
1941	BOS	144	584	117	165	37	6	8	58	90	57	13	.283
1942	BOS	151	622	110	178	36	8	14	48	70	52	16	.286
1946	BOS	142	534	85	169	24	7	7	73	66	58	10	.316
1947	BOS	136	513	75	145	21	5	8	71	74	62	10	.283
1948	BOS	155	648	127	185	40	4	9	87	101	58	10	.285
1949	BOS	145	605	126	186	34	5	8	60	96	55	9	.307
1950	BOS	141	588	131	193	30	11	7	70	82	68	15	.328
1951	BOS	146	639	113	189	34	4	12	72	73	53	4	.296
1952	BOS	128	486	81	143	20	1	6	33	57	61	6	.294
1953	BOS	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
Career	—	1399	5640	1046	1680	308	57	87	618	750	571	100	.298

On this day & linked events

1917

Born February 12, 1917

San Francisco, CA, USA

2009

Died May 8, 2009

1940

Major-league debut: Dom DiMaggio

Dom DiMaggio made a major-league debut on April 16, 1940.

1953

Final major-league game: Dom DiMaggio

Dom DiMaggio played a final major-league game on May 9, 1953.

Image: 朝日新聞社, public domain