JOE DIMAGGIO - JERSEY UNSIGNED - HFSID 354502

JOE DiMAGGIO
New York Yankees jersey worn by Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio during the old-timer's game at Yankee Stadium on September 20, 1980.
Official Wilson, size 44, New York Yankee, heavy white cotton, short sleeve jersey with vertical navy-blue stripes and bold New York Yankee logo sewn on upper right side in black letters. The name "DiMaggio" has been ornately stitched into the back label in wide black thread; the left arm has horizontal navy-blue stripes and a large black vertical stripe at the end (worn to commemorate Thurman Munson, who was killed in a plane crash the year before. The right side has horizontal navy-blue stripes but no vertical stripe. Verso side has navy-blue vertical stripes and the large number 5 sewed on upper portion. Fine condition.

JOE DiMAGGIO (1914-1999) played centerfield for the New York Yankees from 1936-1942 and 1946-1951 with a lifetime batting average of .325. The Hall of Famer was elected to the All-Star team every year, was American League batting champion in 1939 and 1940 and home run leader in 1948. He holds the major league consecutive game-hitting streak of 56 (1941); called baseball's greatest feat by many. He was Most Valuable Player in 1939, 1941, and 1947. At Baseball's 1969 Centennial Celebration, he was named the game's greatest living player. "Joltin' Joe", also known as "the Yankee Clipper", was once married to Marilyn Monroe. Although the marriage lasted less than a year in 1954, DiMaggio and Monroe were close to remarrying when she died (mysteriously) in 1962, and he sent roses to her grave site thrice weekly for twenty years.