Joseph Paul Dimaggio: Baseball Player

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Joe DiMaggio or Joseph Paul DiMaggio was an American professional baseball player in the 1940s. People also called him Joltin’ Joe or the Yankee Clipper. He was born on November 25th, 1914 and died on March 8th, 1999. As a baseball player he was a fielder and hitter. DiMaggio was one of the best players in the history of the baseball game and also be the Most Valuable Player award in 1939, 1941, and 1947 for the American League. He retired being a professional in 1951 and in 1955, he elected to be the Baseball Hall of Fame. DiMaggio gave lots of interviews as a baseball player and includes commercials on TV. In the late 1940s and 1950s TV or television began to be more popular. At the end of World War II, only some of wealthy American has

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