Former Red Sox Great Dom DiMaggio Dies at 92

FOX ^ | 05/08/09 | AP

[Doogle]

BOSTON — Dominic DiMaggio, a seven-time All Star who still holds the record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak in Boston Red Sox history, has died at his Massachusetts home. He was 92.

DiMaggio died at about about 1 a.m. on Friday, according to his wife, Emily.

[Doogle]

Dom, say hi to Joe for me

[Sig Sauer P220]

First Dom Deluise. Now Dom Dimaggio. Doms die in 3’s you know.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Dom, Dom DiMaggio
He’s better than his brother, Joe.

- A cry heard in Fenway Park in the 1940’s and 50’s.

The Sox celebrated his life by setting an American League record for runs scored in an inning without recording an out, 12, tying the major league record set by the 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers.

[stayathomemom]

Wow. Joe’s little brother. I had never heard of him. Obviously a great player, who for some of us, was lost in the shadow of his more famous brother.

[Doogle]

I had never heard of him

..rarely, here on the East Coast, when talking over baseball stories about either did the other one not get a mention..*smiles*

[tatsinfla]

God speed to a another great red sox hero....

[massgopguy]

Had a 30+ game hitting streak going until his brother made a great catch.

[massgopguy]

Stay, don’t forget. While Dom was a standout in Center field, a guy named “Ted” was in Left.

[wideminded]

The other day my son, who recently turned 5, was asking me who someone was, but at first I couldn’t recognize the name. Then I realized he was saying: “Who is Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio?”

[PzLdr]

Didn’t Williams play right?

[Doogle]

cute

[Doogle]

[Boston Blackie]

Didn’t Williams play right?

Williams played right field in his rookie season (1939).

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.