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Vince DiMaggio
Vince DiMaggio
	DiMaggio working for the California Shipbuilding Corporation during World War II
	Center fielder
	Born: September 6, 1912; Martinez, California
	Died: October 3, 1986 (aged 74); North Hollywood, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	April 19, 1937, for the Boston Bees
Last appearance
	June 6, 1946, for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.249
Home runs	125
Runs batted in	584
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Boston Bees (1937-1938); Cincinnati Reds (1939-1940); Pittsburgh Pirates (1940-1944); Philadelphia Phillies (1945-1946); New York Giants (1946);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (1943, 1944);

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Vincent Paul "Vince" DiMaggio (September 6, 1912 - October 3, 1986) was a Major League Baseball center fielder. During a 10-year baseball career, he played for the Boston Bees (1937–1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939–1940), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940–1945), Philadelphia Phillies (1945–1946), and New York Giants (now San Francisco Giants) (1946). Vince was the older brother of Joe and Dom DiMaggio.

Early life

DiMaggio was was born in Martinez, California. Older than Joe and Dom, Vince was discovered first, and the teenage Joe used to enviously watch him play professional ball. Blessed with some power and good fielding, Vince once claimed that he could run rings around Joe in the outfield. However, the stats showed that most (but not all) years, Joe was the better outfielder in the majors. Still, Vince's range in the outfield was excellent.

Career

Minor leagues (1932-1936)

DiMaggio began his professional career in 1932 with the Tucson Lizards of the Class-D Arizona-Texas League, hitting .347 with 25 homers and 81 RBI. He led the Arizona-Texas League in home runs, with eight more than runner-up Cal Lahman. He played 94 games with the Lizards that year, finishing the season with the San Francisco Seals of the Class-AA Pacific Coast League. With the Seals, he hit .270 with 6 home runs in 59 games.

In 1933, DiMaggio hit .333 with 11 home runs and 65 runs batted in for San Francisco and the Hollywood Stars. He played with the Stars through 1935, joining the San Diego Padres in 1936.

Major League Baseball

On December 4, 1936, DiMaggio was traded by San Diego of the PCL to the Boston Bees for Tiny Chaplin, Tommy Thompson and cash. DiMaggio was aa regular outfielder for the Bees in 1937 and 1938. In 1937, he hit .256 with a .311 on-base percentage and .387 slugging percentage with 13 home runs. In 1938, Vince hit only .228/.313/.369, but led the Bees with 14 home runs on a team that hit 54 home runs in total. He was 10th in the National League (NL) in homers, sixth in steals (11) and 8th in walks (65). In both 1937 and 1938, he led the NL in strikeouts. His 134 strikeouts in 1938 set a NL record for most strikeouts in one season, breaking Gus Williams' record of 120 set in 1914.^[1]

On February 4, 1939, the Boston Bees sent DiMaggio to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on August 10, 1938, where the Bees sent players to be named later, Gil English, Johnny Riddle and cash to the Yankees for Eddie Miller. DiMaggio did not play for the Yankees, as they assigned him to their American Association affiliate, the Kansas City Blues.

On August 5, 1939, DiMaggio was traded by the Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later and $40,000. The Reds sent Frenchy Bordagaray and Nino Bongiovanni to the Yankees on January 27, 1940 to complete the trade. DiMaggio appeared in eight games with the 1939 Reds and only two games for the 1940 Reds before the Reds traded DiMaggio to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Rizzo on May 8, 1940.

DiMaggio spent the majority of his MLB career with the Pirates. He was named to the All-Star Game in 1943 and 1944). In the 1944 All-Star game, DiMaggio hit a home run, triple and single in three at-bats.

On March 31, 1945, he was traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Gerheauser. He hit four grand slams for the Phillies.

On May 1, 1946, he was traded by the Phillies to the New York Giants for Clyde Kluttz.

In his ten year career, Vince DiMaggio batted .249 with 125 home runs and 584 RBI in 1110 games.

Vince worked at the California Shipbuilding Corporation during World War II. "He's one of the many former athletic stars who are helping to smash the Axis by building the equipment needed by America's fighting men." according to the Library of Congress. ^[2]

Personal

DiMaggio was married with two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He died in North Hollywood, California at age 74 of colon cancer.^[3]

References

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

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[1] ttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zmgxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UU0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6101,3624144

[2] ttp://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?fsaall:9:./temp/~pp_d1a1::@@@mdb=fsaall,brum,detr,swann,look,gottscho,pan,horyd,genthe,var,cai,cd,hh,yan,lomax,ils,prok,brhc,nclc,matpc,iucpub,tgmi,lamb,hec,krb

[3] "Vince DiMaggio is Dead at 74". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 4, 1986. Retrieved December 13, 2011.

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 On December 4, 1936, DiMaggio was traded by San Diego of the PCL to the [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Bees]] for [[Tiny Chaplin]], [[Tommy Thompson]] and cash. DiMaggio was aa regular outfielder for the Bees in [[1937 Boston Bees season|1937]] and [[1938 Boston Bees season|1938]]. In 1937, he hit .256 with a .311 [[on-base percentage]] and .387 [[slugging percentage]] with 13 home runs. In 1938, Vince hit only .228/.313/.369, but led the Bees with 14 home runs on a team that hit 54 home runs in total. He was 10th in the [[National League]] (NL) in homers, sixth in steals (11) and 8th in walks (65). In both 1937 and 1938, he led the NL in [[strikeout]]s. His 134 strikeouts in 1938 set a NL record for most strikeouts in one season, breaking [[Gus Williams (outfielder)|Gus Williams]]' record of 120 set in 1914.<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zmgxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UU0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6101,3624144</ref>
-On February 4, 1939, the Boston Bees sent DiMaggio to the [[New York Yankees]] to complete an earlier deal made on August 10, 1938, where the Bees sent [[player to be named later|players to be named later]], [[Gil English]], [[Johnny Riddle]] and cash to the Yankees for [[Eddie Miller]]. DiMaggio did not play for the Yankees, as they assigned him to their [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]] affiliate, the [[Kansas City Blues (AA)|Kansas City Blues]].
+On February 4, 1939, the Boston Bees sent DiMaggio to the [[New York Yankees]] to complete an earlier deal made on August 10, 1938, where the Bees sent [[player to be named later|players to be named later]], [[Gil English]], [[Johnny Riddle]] and cash to the Yankees for [[Eddie Miller]]. DiMaggio did not play for the Yankees, as they assigned him to their [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]] affiliate, the [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]].
 On August 5, 1939, DiMaggio was traded by the Yankees to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] for players to be named later and $40,000. The Reds sent [[Frenchy Bordagaray]] and [[Nino Bongiovanni]] to the Yankees on January 27, 1940 to complete the trade. DiMaggio appeared in eight games with the [[1939 Cincinnati Reds season|1939 Reds]] and only two games for the [[1940 Cincinnati Reds season|1940 Reds]] before the Reds traded DiMaggio to the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] for [[Johnny Rizzo]] on May 8, 1940.