September: The 32-year-old Babe Ruth hits home run number 60 ... recommends his kid brother, Joe. October: In his first full season with the San Francisco Seals, DiMaggio hits ...

In the minds of fans, Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe were the perfect couple. "I don’t think it was a surprise at all," said Jerry Coleman, one of DiMaggio’s Yankee teammates. "The greatest ...

Joe DiMaggio was more than the most complete all-around player of his generation. He was more than the player who set one of the game's most cherished records, hitting safely in 56 consecutive games.

From "Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life" Editor's note: ESPN.com is running excerpts from Richard Ben Cramer's Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life recently published by Simon & Schuster. This is the first ...