Dario Lodigiani

On this date in 2008, Dario Lodigiani passed away at age 93.

"He (Joe DiMaggio) was really in a way you'd have to say, a mean player. I remember one game we were playing in Yankee Stadium and Joe was at bat and he hit a ball to left center. And he rounded first base and he came into second base and they're throwing the ball at me. I am covering the play. When I caught the ball, I thought a train hit me. You know, I tagged him and he plowed into me and knocked me over on my back and everything. And I got up and I said, 'Hey Joe, what's going on here?' He didn't say nothing. He just brushed his pants off and ran over to the dugout. And I thought, well if that's the way he plays baseball, you got to be careful when he gets on base."

Dario Lodigiani

On this date in 2008, Dario Lodigiani passed away at age 93.

"He (Joe DiMaggio) was really in a way you'd have to say, a mean player. I remember one game we were playing in Yankee Stadium and Joe was at bat and he hit a ball to left center. And he rounded first base and he came into second base and they're throwing the ball at me. I am covering the play. When I caught that ball. I thought a train hit me. You know, I tagged him and he plowed into me and knocked me over on my back and everything. And I got up and I said, 'Hey Joe, what's going on here?" He didn't say nothing. He just brushed his pants off and ran over to the dugout. And I thought, well if that's the way he plays ball, you got to be careful when he gets on base."

Dario Lodigiani

On this date in 2008, Dario Lodigiani passed away at age 91.

"He (Joe DiMaggio) was really in a way you'd have to say, a mean player. I remember one game we were playing in Yankee Stadium and Joe was at bat and he hit a ball to left center. And he rounded first base and he came into second base and they're throwing the ball at me. I am covering the play. When I caught that ball, I thought a train hit me. You know, I tagged him and he plowed into me and knocked me over on my back and everything. And I got up and I said, 'Hey Joe, what's going on here?' He didn't say nothing. He just brushed his pants off and ran over to the dugout. And I thought, well if that's the way he plays ball, you got to be careful when he gets on base."