On this day in 1953, or his first year of eligibility, Joe DiMaggio was selected to The Hall of Fame.According to his Hall of Fame page:
"On the ball field Joe DiMaggio could do it all. He could hit for average and power and patrolled center field in Yankee Stadium so gracefully that he earned the nickname “The Yankee Clipper”, a reference to the great sailing ship."
Was he the greatest? Tough question but he was one of the best.
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