1936 photo of New York Yankees' "New Murderer's Row."
Price: $1,500.00
Photograph. 1936.
9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of New York Yankees batting lineup, featuring (L to R) Joe DiMaggio, Frank Crosetti, Tony Lazzeri, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Jake Powell, and George Selkirk. Near fine photo, with some light rippling to bottom edge, and light toning to verso of photo. Overall, an excellent and important photo, featuring DiMaggio in his rookie season. The caption on the verso of this photo states: "These heavy-hitting fence-busters are expected to send many a cocky opposition pitcher to the showers during the coming World Series." This proved prophetic, as the team defeated the New York Giants in the 1936 World Series in 6 games. Joe DiMaggio had an exceptional rookie season with the Yankees, hitting 29 home runs, a then-franchise record for a rookie (Aaron Judge broke the franchise record in 2017, with 52 home runs). DiMaggio played all thirteen seasons of his career with the New York Yankees and was selected as an All-Star thirteen times. With his exemplary hitting and fielding (he was nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper" because of how he sailed around the outfield) he helped power the Yankees to nine World Series titles. He holds the record for the longest hitting streak, at 56 games, which is considered one of the most statistically remarkable records in all of sports. Other Hall of Famers featured in this photo include Yankee great Lou Gehrig, 11x All-Star Bill Dickey, and 5x World Series champion Tony Lazzeri. Item #NYY002
