Imagine getting a gold watch after your rookie season in professional baseball. Joe DiMaggio did it and had the numbers to back it up. The Yankee Clipper, who owns one of MLB’s most timeless and revered records — a 56-game hitting streak in 1941 — had an even better run eight years earlier with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, hitting safely in 61 … [Read more...] about Watch Presented To Joe DiMaggio Honoring 61-Game Hitting Streak in 1933 Now at Auction
San Francisco Seals
Photo of the Day: Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Joe DiMaggio was young and playing ball on the other side of the country but he was no secret. The New York Yankees caught wind of the speedy outfielder from northern California who had incredible coordination, speed and a little power to boot. By the late summer of 1935, the San Francisco Seals gave their native son a proper send-off. Now, a long-lost news … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Signed, Sealed and Delivered