Betty Bonney, a singer who was a favorite of jitterbuggers and other musical hepcats of the swing era with hit recordings such as “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,” which celebrated the New York Yankees center ...
Joe DiMaggio, who was born 100 years ago this week, played baseball because he needed money — not because he loved the game. After years of... Sports heroes are supposed to play for the love of the ...
Joe DiMaggio signs a contract with the New York Yankees making him the first $100,000-a-year baseball player. That was a lot of money in those days, but even inflation wouldn’t bring it remotely close ...
The great Joseph Paul (Joe) DiMaggio, a man who had not been looking his best, was at last coming up to snuff. For the first time in seven seasons, his name topped all American League batsmen—with a ...
On this day in the summer of 1941, a common question reverberated in the minds of millions of Americans: "Did he get a hit?" They were referring, of course, to baseball great Joe DiMaggio and his ...
Where has all your stuff gone, Joe DiMaggio? More than 1,000 items owned by the slugger, who died at 84 in 1999, are up for auction May 19-20 in New York City. Fans can see all the memorabilia, ...
Betty Bonney, a singer who was a favorite of jitterbuggers and other musical hepcats of the swing era with hit recordings such as "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio," which celebrated the New York Yankees center ...