The untold Great American Story of three brothers--Joltin' Joe,
Dom, and Vince DiMaggio--and the Great American Game, baseball,
that would consume their lives
More than 350 sets of brothers have played in the major leagues
since the 1870s. But few have had the skill, the charisma, or the
success of the DiMaggio brothers. Joe DiMaggio, "The Yankee
Clipper," is an American icon and one of the greatest athletes of
the twentieth century. Even his chief rival, Ted Williams, called
him the greatest all-around player he ever saw.
But two of Joe's brothers, also center fielders, were dynamic
players in their own right. Dominic, affectionately known as "The
Little Professor," was a seven-time All-Star who played for the
Boston Red Sox from 1940 through 1953. He hit better than .300 five
times in his career, finished with a .298 average, and like his big
brother, rarely struck out. And Vince DiMaggio, the eldest, made
two All-Star teams and in 1941 smacked 21 home runs and drove in
100 RBIs while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
In The DiMaggios, journalist Tom Clavin draws on a wealth of
source materials, interviews with family members and teammates, and
in-depth reporting to reveal how three kids from an immigrant
family of eleven found their way to the upper echelons of American
sports and popular culture. A vivid portrait of a family and the
ways in which their shifting fortunes and status shaped their
relationships, it is also a transporting exploration of an era and
a culture, using baseball as a lens to view and understand American
society in the twentieth century.
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