I wonder how many strike outs he had. DiMaggio had ninety-one hits in two-hundred twenty-three at bats during the stretch, hitting .409.
I also wonder how many pitchers he saw, and how many times he batted against the same pitcher per game. The hitters today might see 3 or 4 or even more times as many pitchers. Plus, he is seeing some of those guys more because of the 4 man rotation, and there being less teams.
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If DiMaggio had extended the streak one-more game to 57 games, he would have received $10,000 from the Heinz 57 company. That was some serious coin back during that time.
But, it also was not the longest streak in DiMaggio’s career. He had a 61-game streak with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1933. (Second longest in Minor League History)
Not sure about during the streak, but lifetime he had 369 strike outs while hitting 361 home runs....not too shabby.