Joe DiMaggio's Hall of Fame Biography
DiMaggio's StatisticsJoe DiMaggio is remembered as one of the game's most graceful athletes - a "picture player" both at bat and in center field. Many rate his 56-consecutive-game hitting streak in 1941 as the top baseball feat of all time. "The Yankee Clipper" used an unusually wide stance in winning two batting championships and three MVP awards. In 13 seasons he amassed 361 homers, averaged 118 RBI annually and compiled a .325 lifetime batting mark. At baseball's 1969 Centennial Celebration, he was named the game's greatest living player.
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Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
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1936 21 NYY AL 138 637 132 206 44 15 29 125 4 0 24 39 .323 .352 .576 367 3 4 MVP-8,AS
1937 22 NYY AL 151 621 151 215 35 15 46 167 3 0 64 37 .346 .412 .673 418 2 5 MVP-2,AS
1938 23 NYY AL 145 599 129 194 32 13 32 140 6 1 59 21 .324 .386 .581 348 0 2 MVP-6,AS
1939 24 NYY AL 120 462 108 176 32 6 30 126 3 0 52 20 .381 .448 .671 310 6 4 11 MVP-1,AS
1940 25 NYY AL 132 508 93 179 28 9 31 133 1 2 61 30 .352 .425 .626 318 0 3 16 MVP-3,AS
1941 26 NYY AL 139 541 122 193 43 11 30 125 4 2 76 13 .357 .440 .643 348 0 4 6 MVP-1,AS
1942 27 NYY AL 154 610 123 186 29 13 21 114 4 2 68 36 .305 .376 .498 304 0 2 9 MVP-7,AS
1946 31 NYY AL 132 503 81 146 20 8 25 95 1 0 59 24 .290 .367 .511 257 3 2 13 MVP-19,AS
1947 32 NYY AL 141 534 97 168 31 10 20 97 3 0 64 32 .315 .391 .522 279 0 3 14 MVP-1,AS
1948 33 NYY AL 153 594 110 190 26 11 39 155 1 1 67 30 .320 .396 .598 355 0 8 20 MVP-2,AS
1949 34 NYY AL 76 272 58 94 14 6 14 67 0 1 55 18 .346 .459 .596 162 0 2 11 MVP-12,AS
1950 35 NYY AL 139 525 114 158 33 10 32 122 0 0 80 33 .301 .394 .585 307 0 1 14 MVP-9,AS
1951 36 NYY AL 116 415 72 109 22 4 12 71 0 0 61 36 .263 .365 .422 175 0 6 16 AS
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13 Seasons 6821 2214 131 1537 9 369 .325 .398 .579 14 0 0 46 130
1736 1390 389 361 30 790 3948
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Lefty Grove
Lefty Grove's Hall of Fame Biography
High-strung Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was the backbone of the Philadelphia Athletics' dynasty of 1929 to 1931, with an astonishing 79-15 record over those three Triple Crown seasons. He topped the American League in wins four times, winning percentage five times and strikeouts seven consecutive times. Most impressive, are his nine ERA titles, easily the greatest total in history. He won 112 games for the minor-league Baltimore Orioles, in addition to his 300 major-league victories.
Grove's Statistics
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Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
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1925 25 PHA AL 10 12 45 18 5 0 12 1 197.0 207 120 104 11 131 116 5 9 908 0 4.75 4.65 98 1.716
1926 26 PHA AL 13 13 45 33 20 1 9 6 258.0 227 97 72 6 101 194 6 5 1072 0 2.51 4.18 166 1.271 MVP-8
1927 27 PHA AL 20 13 51 28 14 1 18 9 262.3 251 116 93 6 79 174 2 5 1106 1 3.19 4.26 133 1.258
1928 28 PHA AL 24 8 39 31 24 4 6 4 261.7 228 93 75 10 64 183 1 4 1075 0 2.58 4.00 155 1.116
1929 29 PHA AL 20 6 42 37 19 2 5 4 275.3 278 104 86 8 81 170 3 8 1168 0 2.81 4.24 151 1.304
1930 30 PHA AL 28 5 50 32 22 2 17 9 291.0 273 101 82 8 60 209 5 2 1191 0 2.54 4.69 185 1.144
1931 31 PHA AL 31 4 41 30 27 4 10 5 288.7 249 84 66 10 62 175 1 2 1160 0 2.06 4.51 219 1.077 MVP-1
1932 32 PHA AL 25 10 44 30 27 4 13 7 291.7 269 101 92 13 79 188 1 0 1207 0 2.84 4.52 159 1.193 MVP-14
1933 33 PHA AL 24 8 45 28 21 2 16 6 275.3 280 113 98 12 83 114 4 1 1173 0 3.20 4.28 134 1.318 MVP-5,AS
1934 34 BOS AL 8 8 22 12 5 0 6 0 109.3 149 84 79 5 32 43 1 1 506 0 6.50 4.81 74 1.655
1935 35 BOS AL 20 12 35 30 23 2 4 1 273.0 269 105 82 6 65 121 3 2 1137 0 2.70 4.77 176 1.223 MVP-14,AS
1936 36 BOS AL 17 12 35 30 22 6 3 2 253.3 237 90 79 14 65 130 4 0 1049 0 2.81 5.34 190 1.192 MVP-15,AS
1937 37 BOS AL 17 9 32 32 21 3 0 0 262.0 269 101 88 9 83 153 1 5 1127 0 3.02 4.76 158 1.344 AS
1938 38 BOS AL 14 4 24 21 12 1 3 1 163.7 169 65 56 8 52 99 1 3 706 0 3.08 4.93 160 1.350 MVP-21,AS
1939 39 BOS AL 15 4 23 23 17 2 0 0 191.0 180 63 54 8 58 81 1 0 798 0 2.54 4.71 185 1.246 MVP-15,AS
1940 40 BOS AL 7 6 22 21 9 1 1 0 153.3 159 73 68 20 50 62 1 1 652 0 3.99 4.51 113 1.363
1941 41 BOS AL 7 7 21 21 10 0 0 0 134.0 155 84 65 8 42 54 2 3 598 0 4.37 4.19 96 1.470
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17 Yr WL% .680 300 141 616 457 298 35 123 55 3940.7 3849 1594 1339 162 1187 2266 42 51 16633 1 3.06 4.54 148 1.278
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162 Game Avg 19 8 39 28 18 2 7 3 249.7 243 101 84 10 75 143 2 3 1054 0 0 3.06 4.54 148 1.278
Career High 31 13 51 37 27 6 18 9 291.7 280 120 104 20 131 209 6 9 1207 0 1 2.06 5.34 219 1.077
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