TABLE OF TABLE OF TABLE OF EN CONT TS Joltin Joe’s Streak 4 Nolan’s Seven No-Nos 10 Running Rickey 16 The Hit King 22 The Iron Man 28 The Yankee Dynasty 34 Powerful Pujols 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fun Facts 44 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48 Note All records in this book are current through the 2014 MLB season
1 JOLTIN JOLTIN JOE’S STREAK N ew York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio was in a slump As he walked up to home plate on the afternoon of May 15 1941 he had not had a hit in two games His batting average had dropped 67 points since May 1 He did not look like the same player who won the American League AL batting championship the past two years But in the bottom of the first inning at Yankee Stadium DiMaggio got a fastball he liked from Chicago White Sox pitcher Eddie Smith He hit a line drive to center field for a single Yankees star Joe DiMaggio made headlines in 1941 with the longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball MLB history 4
