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Vince DiMaggio

Birthdate:

9/6/1912

Died:

10/3/1986

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 183 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Martinez, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Vince was the oldest of the ball playing DiMaggio brothers. In 1936, while playing for the San Francisco Seals, Vince told the Seals' owner, 'you should see my younger brother, Joe'. I can field better than him, but when it comes to batting, forget it. I just didn't have his batting eye.' In 1938 Vince DiMaggio's, second year in the big leagues, hit 28 doubles and 14 homers but batted only .228 and struckout a record breaking 134 times. In fact, Vince led the league six times, for striking out the most times. Playing for Pittsburgh in 1941 thru 1944, Vince improved in his hitting. In 1941, he hit 27 doubles and 21 HR's and batted .267 and had 100 RBI's. In 1943, he pounded 41 doubles and drove in 88 runs, but each season he struckout well over 100 times. Vince was a fine fielder with a strong throwing arm. His lifetime fielding: .981. Vince DiMaggio for his career was: 1110 games, batted .249, hit over 200 D and 125 HR's. Vince fanned 837 times in 3849 at bats. Baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
12 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1937	BSN (NL)	132	493	56	126	18	4	13	69	39	111	8	0	0	1	6	0	.256	.311	SLG
1938	BSN (NL)	150	540	71	123	28	3	14	61	65	134	11	0	0	2	4	0	.228	.313	SLG
1939	CIN (NL)	8	14	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	.188	SLG
1940	CIN (NL)	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	SLG
1940	PIT (NL)	110	356	59	103	26	0	19	54	37	83	11	0	0	5	2	0	.289	.364	SLG
1941	PIT (NL)	151	528	73	141	27	5	21	100	68	100	10	0	0	3	6	0	.267	.354	SLG
1942	PIT (NL)	143	496	57	118	22	3	15	75	52	87	10	0	0	1	11	0	.238	.311	SLG
1943	PIT (NL)	157	580	64	144	41	2	15	88	70	126	11	0	0	0	1	0	.248	.329	SLG
1944	PIT (NL)	109	342	41	82	20	4	9	50	33	83	6	0	0	0	4	0	.240	.307	SLG
1945	PHI (NL)	127	452	64	116	25	3	19	84	43	91	12	0	0	0	2	0	.257	.321	SLG
1946	PHI (NL)	6	19	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	SLG
1946	NYG (NL)	15	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0	.74	SLG
12 years		1110	3849	491	959	209	24	125	584	412	837	79	0	0	12	37	0	.249	.324	.SLG

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