- Born
- Died
- Birth nameVincenzo Paolo DiMaggio
- Vince DiMaggio was born on September 6, 1912 in Martinez, California, USA. He was married to Madeline Cristani. He died on October 3, 1986 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
- SpouseMadeline Cristani(1933 - October 3, 1986) (his death, 2 children)
- Had a .249 BA with 959 hits in 1110 games with the Boston Bees (1937-1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939-1940), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940-1944), Philadelphia Phillies (1945-1946), and New York Giants (1946). National League All-Star (1943, 1944).
- Traded to Joe's team, the New York Yankees, in February 1939 to complete a trade with the Boston Bees (now the Atlanta Braves), but never played for them, being sent to the minors, then traded to the Cincinnati Reds that August. Ironically, the Bess were managed by Casey Stengel, who later became the Yankees' manager in Joe's last 3 seasons.
- Brother of Dominic DiMaggio and Joe DiMaggio.
- Played by Martin Short in Days of the Week, The/Street Beef (1982) mock commercial "DiMaggio's on the Wharf".
- Former brother-in-law of Dorothy Arnold and Marilyn Monroe.
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