Classic Photos of Joe DiMaggio

SI Staff | Mar 7, 2014

Classic Photos of Joe DiMaggio /

Classic Photos of Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio poses for a portrait in his San Francisco Seals uniform in 1934.

Joe DiMaggio eats a meal prepared by his mother, Rosalie, in 1934.

Pacific Coast League outfielder Joe DiMaggio sits with the youngsters of North Beach, San Francisco's Little Italy, on Feb. 17, 1936.

Joe DiMaggio practices during spring training camp for the New York Yankees on Feb. 26, 1936 at St. Petersburg, Fla. This is the first photograph of him in the Yankees uniform.

Lou Gehrig talks things over with rookie Joe DiMaggio during spring training camp for the New York Yankees on March 7, 1936 at St. Petersburg, Fla.

Joe DiMaggio bats in his first big-league game as the New York Yankees play the St. Louis Browns on May 3, 1936 at Yankee Stadium. He went three for six with a triple, an RBI, and three runs scored.

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Joe DiMaggio chats with St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean before the All Star Game on July 7, 1936 at Braves Field in Boston.

Joe DiMaggio hugs his brothers Vince (left) and Dom before the start of the 1936 World Series in New York.

Mel Ott, Jo-Jo Moore, Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig pose together during the 1936 World Series.

Joe DiMaggio pays a visit to the family fishing boat shortly after his return to San Francisco on Oct. 14, 1936. With him is his brother, Mike.

Joe DiMaggio leaps for first base as Johnny McCarthy vainly tries to stop Mel Ott's wild throw in the 3rd inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Oct. 9, 1937 at the Polo Grounds in New York.

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Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio run through drills during Spring Training in 1937.

Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio shake hands as they meet for the first time on Jan. 24, 1938 at a sports banquet in New York City. New York sports writer Bill Corum (center), introduced former Yankee the Babe to the 1937 home run champion, DiMaggio.

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Joe DiMaggio greets fans and signs autographs on April 24, 1938.

Joe DiMaggio and his bride, radio and screen actress Dorothy Arnold, arrive at Joe's Cafe for a reception following their wedding on Nov. 19, 1939 in San Francisco.

Joe DiMaggio slides home safely for the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of the Yankees 7-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 4 of the 1941 World Series.

Joe DiMaggio has great expectations for baby Joe DiMaggio III, who holds a mini bat as his mother Dorothy looks on in their New York home on Dec. 18, 1941.

Joe DiMaggio plays Santa Claus with his newborn son, Joe DiMaggio III, in Dec. 1941.

Ted Williams and Joe Dimaggio chat in the dugout before their game on Aug. 18, 1942 at Fenway Park in Boston.

Joe DiMaggio stands at attention with his fellow US Army recruits after receiving his uniform on Feb. 18, 1943.

Sergeant Joe DiMaggio gets some help from Brigadier General William J. Flood, sponsor of the 7th Army Air Force overall sports program, in sewing on his shoulder patch on June 9, 1944.

Sergeant Joe DiMaggio, back from the Pacific where he served with the 7th US Army Air Force, checks in at the AAF Don Ce-Sar Hospital near St. Petersberg, Fla., for stomach disorder treatment.

Joe DiMaggio follows through with a swing during a game in 1946.

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Joe DiMaggio takes a photo of Albert B. Hoppy Chandler at the Banquet of Sports Champions in 1948.

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Joe DiMaggio signs autographs for fans who met him at Pennsylvania Station when he arrived back in town with the New York Yankees on April 16, 1948.

Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio celebrate winning the 1950 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Joe DiMaggio conducts a batting clinic for a group of youngsters in 1951.

Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe were married in Jan. 1954. The two filed for divorce in October of that same year.

Joe DiMaggio wipes a tear from his eye at the funeral of Marilyn Monroe in Westwood Memorial Park in Hollywood, Calif. He was the second of Monroe's three husbands.

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Mickey Mantle poses with Joe DiMaggio after DiMaggio played in an old-timers game on July 26, 1963 at Yankee Stadium.

Joe DiMaggio signs autographs for fans during spring training at Fort Lauderdale Stadium in March 1967.

Joe DiMaggio throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 6 of the 1977 World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.

Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio share a laugh prior to a benefit for the Jimmy Fund in honor of Williams on Nov. 11, 1988 in Boston.

Joe DiMaggio bats during a spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals on March 11, 1939 at Waterfront Park in St. Petersburg, Fla. The photo was used for this May 3, 1993 SI Cover containing a piece on how baseball idols like Joltin' Joe have given way to antiheroes like No Way Jose, players perceived as being greedy and aloof.

Joe DiMaggio and New York Governor George Pataki ride in a car together during the 1996 World Champion New York Yankees ticker tape parade in New York City.

Joe DiMaggio poses before a game in 1941. The photo was used for this March 14, 2011 SI Cover containing a piece on how seventy summers ago DiMaggio hit safely in 56 straight games, setting the most hallowed record in sports.

Published Mar 7, 2014

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