dimaggio, dom

Provides insights into the personal lives of Boston Red Sox players Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky, all of whom played for the baseball team in the 1940s, and discusses the friendship that continued to thrive among the four men for over sixty years.

More than three hundred and fifty sets of brothers have played baseball for the major leagues since the 1870's but few have had the skill and success of the DiMaggio brothers; Vince, Joe and Dominic. Joe DiMaggio achieved the greatest public recognition because of his career with the New York Yankees, his brief marriage to Marilyn Monroe, and because he was a long-time spokesperson for the Mr. Coffee electric coffee makers.

Chronicles the lives and careers of Joe, Vince and Dominic DiMaggio, focusing on their time in baseball.

Provides insights into the personal lives of Boston Red Sox players Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky, all of whom played for the baseball team in the 1940s, and discusses the friendship that continued to thrive among the four men for over sixty years.