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DiMaggio breaks hitting streak...
DiMaggio breaks hitting streak...
Item # 612704
June 30, 1941
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio breaks game hitting streak record
* New York Yankees - Major league baseball
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has one column headings: "DIMAGGIO HITS SAFELY IN 41 STRAIGHT GAMES" "Tops George Sisler's Record That Stood for Nineteen Years" Of course game # 56 is the one everyone remembers as this was the amazing number he ended up finishing with. But here is when he actually broke the record that was held at the time by George Sisler.
Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18 pages, some spine wear, otherwise nice.
Category: The 20th Century
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