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Joe Dimaggio
1936 - 1951
1736 games, 361 home runs, .325 batting
average

| 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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