There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.

From the power alley in left center field (430 in Joe's time) to the fence in deep right center field (407 ft) it is 45-degrees. DiMaggio had been his favorite player. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during the baseball centennial year of 1969.

He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16 1941) a record that still stands. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during the baseball centennial year of 1969.