1936YANKEES
OUTFIELD
JOE DIMAGGIO1936
Joe DiMaggiooutfield · 1936 yankees
Ht 6'2"Wt 173Bats RThrows RBorn 1914 · Martinez, CA
The kid comes up from San Francisco with a swing that don't look like it should work, all loose and long, and suddenly the league’s got a new religion. Rookie year, 1936, and the Yankee Clipper is already a headline. Twenty-nine homers, forty-four doubles, a hundred and twenty-five ribbies—he don't just arrive, he takes the joint over. The papers call him graceful, and for once they ain't lying. The fans in the Bronx figure they seen everything. Then this kid shows up, and the season turns into a rumor that won't quit.
ROOKIE CLIPPER
San Francisco kid in pinstripes — twenty-nine homers before the nickname was fully minted.
29 HOMERS
Forty-four doubles and a hundred twenty-five ribbies — he didn't arrive quiet.
NEW RELIGION
The league woke up to a swing that looked wrong and worked anyway — grace with leverage.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 138 | 637 | 132 | 206 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 125 | .323 | .352 | .576 |
| Life | 1,736 | 6,821 | 1,390 | 2,214 | 389 | 131 | 361 | 1,537 | .325 | .398 | .579 |
SkillScore
131.531936 · NYA
ComponentsAVG .323OBP .352SLG .576
Joe DiMaggio, San Francisco Seals, Pacific Coast League, circa 1935. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).