We remember one of sports' most amazing accomplishments, i.e. the 56-game hitting streak that kept the entire nation checking the daily sports pages for updates.
Joe DiMaggio entered historic territory on this day in 1941 when he went 2-for-5 and cracked the "40 circle".
He became the 5th major leaguer to do so:
Willie Keeler 45 1896-1897Bill Dahlen 42 1894George Sisler 41 1922Ty Cobb 40 1911
We should add that Pete Rose got to 44 in 1978.
