2025 Leaf Seasons In The Sun 1948 HR Leaders Relics, Ralph Kiner & Joe DiMaggio, #3/6. ⭐
In 1948, Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates led the National League in home runs with 40, earning the second of what would become seven consecutive league home run titles. In the American League, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees topped the leaderboard with 39, pacing the Bronx Bombers to another pennant and cementing his reputation as one of the era’s most complete hitters. Power hitting was working its way back into postwar baseball.

This ball I purchased from Scoreboard in the mid 1990’s. I did meet him in person and was able to get one thing my signed, but I sold this in my shop.

Yankee Stadium, June 22, 1947.

Yankees 6 vs Tigers 5.

Grumpert & Benton pitched.

Tigers HOF G. Kell at 3B.

Berra w/HR & 4 RBI.

DiMaggio triple & RBI.

53,765 in attendance & less than 2 hour game time.

DiMaggio kicked off his virtually unassailable 15 game hitting streak on May 15, 1941, and put the finishing touch on it with a 3 for 4 performance on July 16. It was on July 5 that he homered to hit safely in his 46 consecutive contest, knocking Willie Keeler of the 19 century Baltimore Orioles out of the books for the longest in the major league lore

1936 National Chicle Fine Pens "DiMaggio Slams It".
On July 7, 1936, Joe DiMaggio became the first rookie to start in a MLB All-Star Game.
He started in right field in the game which the A.L. lost 4-3.