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The Joltin' Joe. On October 1, 1949 the City of New York and the Yankees celebrated “Joe DiMaggio Day” paying tribute to one of the finest players ever to play the game of baseball. Among the gifts Joe DiMaggio received that day was a 22-foot Chris Craft pleasure boat from New York Yankee fans.
Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and set the record for the longest hitting streak in major league baseball (56 games from May 15 – July 16, 1941). [1]
7 sie 2015 · Joe DiMaggio’s Joltin’ Joe now looks just as it did when Joe and Marilyn took their post-wedding cruise from the Martinez Marina. Wendt and others involved in the restoration traveled to Tahoe Keys Marina for the ‘50s and Fins show, following the Joltin’ Joe as it was towed behind a City truck.
Joltin Joe' boat once owned by native son Joe #DiMaggio in #Martinez looking good thanks to lots of work by volunteers. @CCTimes @Sons_of_ItalyBy: Susan Trip...
The “Joltin’ Joe” is a 22-foot Chris Craft pleasure boat given to native son Joe DiMaggio by New York Yankee fans on October 1, 1949 during “Joe DiMaggio Day,” and donated by DiMaggio to the City of Martinez in 1991.
14 wrz 2008 · Neglected and forgotten, Martinez favorite son Joe DiMaggio classic boat the " Joltin Joe" sits in a Martinez City Maintenance yard slowly rotting away.
13 paź 2016 · “Joltin Joe” DiMaggio played his entire 13 year professional baseball career for the New York Yankees. He is probably best known for his 56-game hitting streak, a record that still stands. Beloved by Yankees fans, he was honored with “Joe DiMaggio Day” on Oct. 1, 1949.
