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          Joe Dimaggio 
        1936 - 1951 
        1736 games, 361 home runs, .325 batting 
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              | Debuting with the Yankees 
                in 1936, Dimaggio is only athlete in North American pro sports 
                history to be on four World Championship teams in his first 4 
                full seasons. In 1941 he established a record that most think 
                will never be broken when he hit consecutively in 56 straight 
                games. He was also the first pro athlete to sign a contract for 
                $100,000 in 1949.  | 
             
           
         
          
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