Today marks the 70th anniversary of the 56th game in Yankee Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak in 1941. While this streak ended at 56, he went on a 16 game streak to finish the season. He hit safely in 72 out of 73 games that year.
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56 Game Hitting Streak by Joe DiMaggio, Baseball Almanac
DiMaggio's hitting streak baseball's Holy Grail, MLB.com
Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio, FBI
H.J.Res.210: Designating May 18, 1991 as "Joe DiMaggio Day", THOMAS, The Library of Congress
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