Seasons of 1941 and 1942
The 1941 season was a big year of accomplishments for Joe. The Yankees won the World Series against the Dodgers in five games and he had established a new major league record for hitting safely in 56 straight games! The only downfall of the season for Joe, was that his idol Lou Gehrig, died during the season in June.
Joe began the 1942 season with another contract dispute. A New York Times article, written on March 7th, said that Ed Barrow had phoned in from New York saying that the club's final offer of a $40,000 contract had been rejected by Joe. The contract was an increase of $2,500 from what he received the previous year. When the reporters asked DiMaggio if he would sign a contract with a $5,000 increase, Joe gave no answer. Therefore, they assumed he was holding out for a contract of at least $45,000. The Yankees won the pennant again in 1942 and made it to their sixth World Series in the past seven seasons. However, the Cardinals won the Series in four straight games.
In another article published by the New York Times, on January 19th, 1942, Joe is recognized for his baseball leadership since he first joined the major leagues in 1936. They call Joe the "incomparable center fielder of the world champion Yankees". They are reporting on his election by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association
to receive the Player of the Year Award at the chapter's nineteenth annual dinner on Sunday February 1st. They draw notice to the significance of the award by stating that Joe is breaking precedent because he had already been given the award in 1938.
Joe began the 1942 season with another contract dispute. A New York Times article, written on March 7th, said that Ed Barrow had phoned in from New York saying that the club's final offer of a $40,000 contract had been rejected by Joe. The contract was an increase of $2,500 from what he received the previous year. When the reporters asked DiMaggio if he would sign a contract with a $5,000 increase, Joe gave no answer. Therefore, they assumed he was holding out for a contract of at least $45,000. The Yankees won the pennant again in 1942 and made it to their sixth World Series in the past seven seasons. However, the Cardinals won the Series in four straight games.
In another article published by the New York Times, on January 19th, 1942, Joe is recognized for his baseball leadership since he first joined the major leagues in 1936. They call Joe the "incomparable center fielder of the world champion Yankees". They are reporting on his election by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association
to receive the Player of the Year Award at the chapter's nineteenth annual dinner on Sunday February 1st. They draw notice to the significance of the award by stating that Joe is breaking precedent because he had already been given the award in 1938.
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