Sunday marks the 75th anniversary of the end of Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game hitting streak, which ran from May 15 to July 16, 1941. On July 17, he went 0-for-3 for the New York Yankees against the Indians, with third baseman Ken Keltner making two nifty plays to thwart the streak.
Let’s take a look at the streak by the numbers:
.408: DiMaggio hit .408 (91-for-223) during the streak with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs.
.375: He entered May 15 (the first game of the streak) with a .