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Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak hits 50 games...



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July 12, 1941

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 12, 1941

* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak reaches 50
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball


The sport's section (page 10) has a six column heading: "DiMag Passes 49 as Yanks Win on Gordon's Homer" with subheads. (see images)
First report coverage on Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak making the 50th game mark. He would end up with 56 games in a row. Nice to have in a NYC publication.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning, a little margin wear with a few tiny tears, small binding holes along the spine, generally good.

Category: The 20th Century