Word: joltin
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...Williams and DiMaggio, in this photo signed by Williams, slugged out the Red Sox--Yankees rivalry in 1941, a season that ended with Williams winning the American League batting title and Joltin' Joe being named...
...diamond-shape holes baseball left in their lives when they left the game. Halberstam, whose previous subjects include Vietnam and Bill Clinton, focuses on the four players who formed the core of a powerhouse Boston lineup in the 1940s: Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio (kid brother to Joltin' Joe) and the troubled, tyrannical genius Ted Williams, the last man to finish a season with a batting average over...
...Need some drama? On the season's last day, with his average right at .400 (actually .39955), his manager suggested he sit out the doubleheader. Williams declined, went 6 for 8 and achieved the now sacred .406. Yet no bard sang his praises; instead, the airwaves were filled with Joltin' Joe DiMaggio--for the Yankee Clipper, who had hit in 56 consecutive games (another feat not approached in six decades). Though Williams had the stronger season, baseball writers named DiMaggio the league...
...commitment to rider satisfaction 38. Seth begat him 39. Id, it's not 40. Thompson, who's eyeing the Veep spot 41. Cranks up 42. Robert Reich's subj. 43. Killed, biblically speaking 46. "Sail __Ship of State!" 47. J. Fred Muggs, for one 48. A brother of Joltin' Joe 49. Antonym: abbr...
...DIMAGGIO Where have you gone, eBay? Joltin' Joe's items falter at Christie's auction...