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Category: Dom DiMaggio
Dom DiMaggio passes away at 92
It's a sad day in baseball. Longtime Red Sox centerfielder Dom DiMaggio has passed away. Former teammates with Ted Williams and younger brother of Joe, DiMaggio was only 5'9" (shades of Dustin Pedroia) and was called the Little Professor.
Dom had a 34-game hitting streak going once when Joe put an end to that in Dom's last at-bat during a Red Sox/Yankees game. Author David Halberstam called Dom "probably the most underrated player of his day." Dom was part of the subject of Halberstam's excellent Red Sox book, The Teammates.
A look at Dom DiMaggio
Dom DiMaggio, The Little Professor, may be sitting in the Hall of Fame if not for missing his age 26-28 seasons to fight in World War II.
If he had played through the war and continued playing instead of retiring, there is little doubt in the minds of many that he would have made the Hall of Fame.
.298/.383/.419, 1,680 hits, 87 HR, 100 SB, 1,046 R in 11 seasons