05/08: Dom DiMaggio Dies at 92
Posted by: Seamus
Dom DiMaggio, the brother of the late Yankee legend Joe DiMaggio, has passed away at the age of 92. Dominic played his entire 14-year career with the Boston Red Sox.
When people think of some of the great sibling combinations in sports, we tend to think of Venus and Serena Williams, Eli and Peyton Manning, Phil and Tony Esposito or perhaps Phil and Joe Niekro. Not too many people usually think of Joltin' Joe as part of one of the greatest brother combinations in the history of sports, in part because Joe's legacy in itself is so enormous, and partly because Dom was overshadowed by some guy named Ted Williams. But the two had a combined 20 All-Star selections between them (13 for Joe, 7 for Dom), and the two combined for 3,894 hits and 2,155 RBI. What's probably the most mind-boggling stat of all is that both DiMaggio brothers hold their respective club records for longest consecutive game hitting streaks. While we all know about the Yankee Clipper's 56-game streak in 1941, Dominic hit safely in 34 straight games for the Red Sox in 1949, a club record that still stands 60 years later (if that's not enough irony for you, it was actually Joe who made the final putout to end Dom's streak).
Amazingly enough, these guys weren't the only sons of Giuseppe DiMaggio to play in the big leagues. Their older brother Vince put together a pretty nice career for himself, as well.
When people think of some of the great sibling combinations in sports, we tend to think of Venus and Serena Williams, Eli and Peyton Manning, Phil and Tony Esposito or perhaps Phil and Joe Niekro. Not too many people usually think of Joltin' Joe as part of one of the greatest brother combinations in the history of sports, in part because Joe's legacy in itself is so enormous, and partly because Dom was overshadowed by some guy named Ted Williams. But the two had a combined 20 All-Star selections between them (13 for Joe, 7 for Dom), and the two combined for 3,894 hits and 2,155 RBI. What's probably the most mind-boggling stat of all is that both DiMaggio brothers hold their respective club records for longest consecutive game hitting streaks. While we all know about the Yankee Clipper's 56-game streak in 1941, Dominic hit safely in 34 straight games for the Red Sox in 1949, a club record that still stands 60 years later (if that's not enough irony for you, it was actually Joe who made the final putout to end Dom's streak).
Amazingly enough, these guys weren't the only sons of Giuseppe DiMaggio to play in the big leagues. Their older brother Vince put together a pretty nice career for himself, as well.
