Joe DiMaggio

Guess what in the 50s' at school joe dimaggio hank aaron?

At school we are doing a 50s' unit there are pictures and we have to guess what they are. One is it looks like Hank Aaron and Joe DiMaggio getting an award or some thing. Any idea on what the award is? Or what is happening? Thanks

Public Comments

1. I would have to see the picture, but I would guess at it being them getting that year's batting title (?) , home run crown (??) or MVP (???) for their respective leagues.
2. DiMaggio retired from playing after 1951 and Aaron didn't make his major league debut until 1954. So there is no reason for them to be sharing a moment during a regular season... but Joe was still a Yankee celebrity, and Hank's Braves played the Yankees in the World Series in 1957 & 1958, so it's possible Joe was on hand for photo ops or something (Aaron won the 1957 NL MVP Award, though when it was handed out I don't know -- possibly during the Series, instead of in mid-November like today). Link to the picture, that would help a lot.