Date of Birth: 11/25/1914
Date of Death: 3/8/1999 (age 84)
Career: 1936-51
Positions: Center-Fielder
Team(s): New York Yankees
Awards: .325 career batting average, 2214 hits, 361 home runs, 1537 RBI, 13 All-Star Selections (only player in MLB history to be selected in every year of career), 9 World Series titles (1936-9, 41, 47, 49-51), 56-game hitting streak (MLB record), 3x AL MVP (1939, 41, 47)
Nickname: Joe, Joltin' Joe, the Yankee Clipper
Induction: 1955-BBWAA (3rd Ballot)
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