[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S2779]
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      SENATE RESOLUTION 63--RECOGNIZING AND HONORING JOE DiMAGGIO

  Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Helms, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Schumer) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 63

       Whereas Joseph Paul ``Joe'' DiMaggio was born in Martinez, 
     California, on November 25, 1914;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was the son of Sicilian immigrants, 
     Joseph Paul and Rosalia DiMaggio, and was the 2d of 3 
     brothers to play Major League Baseball;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons in the major 
     leagues, all for the New York Yankees;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio, who wore number 5 in Yankee 
     pinstripes, became a baseball icon in the 1941 season by 
     hitting safely in 56 consecutive games, a major league record 
     that has stood for more than 5 decades and has never been 
     seriously challenged;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio compiled a .325 batting average during 
     his storied career and played on 9 World Series championship 
     teams;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio hit 361 home runs during his career, 
     while striking out only 369 times;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was selected to the Baseball Hall of 
     Fame in 1955, 4 years after his retirement;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio in 1969 was voted Major League 
     Baseball's greatest living player;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio served the Nation in World War II as a 
     member of the Army Air Corps;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was tireless in helping others and was 
     devoted to the ``Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital'' in 
     Hollywood, Florida;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio will be remembered as a role model for 
     generations of young people; and
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio transcended baseball and will remain a 
     symbol for the ages of talent, commitment, and achievement: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and honors Joe 
     DiMaggio--
       (1) for his storied baseball career;
       (2) for his many contributions to the Nation throughout his 
     lifetime; and
       (3) for transcending baseball and becoming a symbol for the 
     ages of talent, commitment, and achievement.

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