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New York Yankees: Today “Joltin Joe’s” 56 game hitting streak ends 79 years ago

For the New York Yankees, some days in Yankee lore are more interesting than others. Today happens to be one of those days.

1941: Joe DiMaggio in his career, received many award accolades, and broke several records. Besides having the most home runs for a rookie, he also had the most home runs in his first two years, a record not broken until 2009. Joe’s record could have been even better, but Yankee Stadium left-center field back then was 457′.

In 1941 Joe had a 56 game hitting streak. During the streak, DiMaggio hit .