Breaking The Color Line: 1940 To 1946 Baseball, The Color Line, And Jackie Robinson Articles And Essays By Well-known Demand: Jackie Robinson And Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s Digital Collections Library Of Congress
But DiMaggio’s brilliance went beyond the hit streak, as he was a excellent defensive center fielder and earned the nickname “The Yankee Clipper” mainly because a broadcaster likened his range to that of an airliner. Phil Rizzuto had a knack for either getting seriously fantastic or actually bad in the postseason. In four World Series, he hit above .300, when in another 4, he hit below .200. Just when in nine World Series did he hit amongst .200 and .300. Paul O’Neill was recognized as the emotional leader of these late ’90s Yankees teams for which he won four rings....