DiMaggio was superb at all five. For example, Joltin’ Joe swung hard to hit the long ball, yet he didn’t strike out, an anomalous combination in baseball. Most great players perfect one or the ...

He was more than the player who set one of the game's most cherished records, hitting safely in 56 consecutive games. Baseball has produced many icons, but it has produced only one Joe DiMaggio.

The defensive players have ... hits last year and if MLB alters the rules to allow for more offense, maybe it's possible? I could be persuaded here. How about the Joe DiMaggio 56-game hitting ...

At the time Joe DiMaggio ... done with baseball, and Marilyn had no interest in the sport. Yet it was the game that brought the two together. Marilyn had done a few publicity photos with Gus ...

From "Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life" Editor's note: ESPN.com is running excerpts from Richard Ben Cramer's Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life recently published by Simon & Schuster. This is the first ...