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 2007 Topps Distinguished Service JOE DiMAGGIO DS21 Yankees  US $1.29
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 JOE DIMAGGIO 1983 ASA 8 SERIES 1 NEW YORK YANKEES US $.49
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 2012 Topps Series 1 Golden Greats GG22 Joe Dimaggio Yankees US $.89
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best player of all-time that didn't reach potential career numbers because injuries,military,or the stadium?
I say Joe DiMaggio yankee stadium cost him over 100 home runs. he miss four years to military service and had major injuries cost him a lot of time at the end of his career.
Good question, but I would have to respectfully disagree and instead claim that Ted Williams' numbers suffered much more due to military service. Consider that Ted hit a career 521 homers between 1939 and 1960 ... not bad. But now consider that he missed all of '43-'45 due to WWII, and almost all of '52 and most of '53 seasons due to service in Korea. If you take the full seasons that Williams played (about 17) and divide by his home run total, you conclude that Ted hit approximately 30 homers per year. Now multiply that 30 by the almost 5 full seasons that he missed, and you get about 150 (!!!) potential home runs missed by Williams! This means had Ted played out his full 22 seasons fully with no interruptions, he could have been good for 670 home runs, putting him in league with Willie Mays, another player whose service in Korea probably cost him 50 or so home runs (meaning had Mays not served, his numbers could have been closer to the neighborhood of Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron's, but that's a story for another day).
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JOE DIMAGGIO:YANKEE CLIPPER $2.95 ... |
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Joe DiMaggio: The Yankee Clipper $8.99 ... |
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The 1947 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers [VHS] $18.94 ... |
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10 Greatest Moments in Yankee History $7.00 10 Greatest Moments In Yankee History video. Narrated by Mel Allen. This is a keepsake for all Yankee fans with a treasure chest of Yankees history and tradition. You'll see footage showing highlights from their greatest achievements including actual voices, calls and play-by-plays heard live. On this tape are: Roger Maris's 61st homer in 1961; Lou Gehrigs playing streak and farewell; Highlights o... |
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The 1943 World Series (New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals) [VHS] $7.94 ... |