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Concourse in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Joseph Paul DiMaggio

“The Yankee Clipper”

— 1914 – 1999 —

 
 
Joseph Paul DiMaggio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Erik Lander, July 9, 2005
1. Joseph Paul DiMaggio Marker
Inscription.
Recognized as baseball’s “greatest living player.”
Lifetime batting average .325
•Won MVP award 1939, 1941
•Selected to All-Star Game 13 times
•American League batting title 1939, 1940
•Elected to Hall of Fame 1955
Set one of baseball’s most enduring records, 56 game hitting streak May 15 to July 16, 1941
Led the Yankees to an incredible nine world championships in his 13 year career
A baseball legend and an American icon
“He has passed, but he will never leave us”
Dedicated by the New York Yankees
April 25, 1999
 
Erected 1999 by the New York Yankees.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
 
Location. 40° 49.785′ N, 73° 55.568′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Concourse. Marker is at the intersection of 161st Street and River Avenue on 161st Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bronx NY 10451, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Joseph Vincent McCarthy (here, next to this marker); Philip Francis Rizzuto (here, next to this marker); Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing (here, next to this marker); Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (here, next to this
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marker); Thurman Munson (here, next to this marker); Ron Guidry (here, next to this marker); Miller James Huggins (here, next to this marker); Vernon "Lefty" Gomez (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.
 
More about this marker. Located in Monument Park in Yankee Stadium.
 
Regarding Joseph Paul DiMaggio. The “greatest living player” designation was conferred in 1969.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2012, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on April 25, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photo   1. submitted on March 22, 2012, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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