Joe DiMaggio

On this date in 1941 in front of more than 60,000 fans at Cleveland, partially due to two sensational plays by third baseman, Ken Keltner, Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak at 56 games.

"We lost the ball game, so I wasn't feeling so hot. My wife met me outside the clubhouse and we had a police escort to the parking lot. There were four of them. Joe had a lot of friends in Cleveland and they (the authorities) didn't take any chances." - Ken Keltner 

Ken Keltner

Born on today's date, Ken Keltner.

"We lost the ball game, so I wasn't feeling so hot. My wife met me outside the clubhouse and we had a police escort to the parking lot. There were four of them. Joe had a lot of friends in Cleveland and they (the authorities) didn't take any chances." - on making two difficult backhanded stops on shots hit to third base by Joe Dimaggio to end Dimaggio's hitting streak at 56 games