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 .