DiMaggio had previously won MVP 2 years earlier in 1939 after leading the league in batting average and wins above replacement.
As great as he was in 1939, his 1941 campaign was likely even more impressive. He hit 30 homers and paced the Majors with 125 RBIs and 348 total bases. He was the star player on a Yankees team that went on a 101-53 campaign that concluded with their ninth World Series title. The Yankee Clipper’s most impressive feat of his career also occurred during the 1941 season. He recorded Major League-record 56-game hitting streak on his way to his second MVP.
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