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DiMaggio had a .298 career Batting Average with 87 Home Run s and 618 RBI for 11 seasons. He hit .301 in 1940 , his rookie season, becoming part of a .300-hitting outfield with Ted Williams and Doc Cramer . After missing three years serving in the United States Coast Guard in World War II , in 1950 DiMaggio led the American League in Triples (11) and Stolen Base s (15); he led the league in Runs in 1950 (131) and 1951 (113). He scored more than 100 runs 7 times and was selected an All-Star 7 times (1941-42, 1946, 1949-52). DiMaggio was a close friend of Ted Williams , Bobby Doerr , and Johnny Pesky . Their friendship was chronicled in David Halberstam 's ''The Teammates''. Dom DiMaggio was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall Of Fame in 1995 . He and his wife Emily, to whom he has been married since 1948 , have 3 children and several grand-children. It was once said of the brothers' talents: "Joe is the best hitter, Dom is the best fielder, and Vince is the best singer." EXTERNAL LINKS |
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