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Damn Yankees
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Joe DiMaggio finished his career with 361 home runs, which at the time, ranked him fifth overall in Major League history. The sluggers who were ahead of him were Babe Ruth - 714, Jimmie Foxx- 534, Mel Ott – 511, and Lou Gehrig - 493.
Joe DiMaggio struck out only 369 times across his entire career, which encompassed 6,821 times at bat. Only 5.4% of his at bats resulted in a strikeout, one strikeout every 18.5 times at bat.
Joe DiMaggio signed a landmark contract on February 7, 1949, a $100,000 deal to play baseball; the first baseball player in history to reach the plateau.
