Auction To Feature DiMaggio Memorabilia
Posted: 2:31 pm PST January 23, 2006
NEW YORK -- More than 1,000 items of Joe DiMaggio memorabilia, including his 1947 AL MVP Award plaque and a signed photo of Marilyn Monroe, will be auctioned in May The sale announced Monday by Hunt Auctions Inc. also will include the baseball from DiMaggio's record-breaking 45th consecutive hit during his 56-game streak in 1941 and a set of World Series rings from 1936-96 presented to DiMaggio by the Yankees. DiMaggio, who died in 1999, played for the Yankees from 1936-42 and 1946-51, appearing in 13 All-Star games. He won three AL MVP awards. The auction will take place May 19-20, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Fla.
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