The Yankees were nervous. In the dressing room, Joe DiMaggio paced the floor. Weak and pale from an attack of virus pneumonia which had kept him out of the line-up for 14 days, he muttered: "I wish I could save the energy I'm using now." Then the Big Guy walked out to home plate to take his bow in the celebration of "Joe DiMaggio Day."
Joe, the highest-paid player in baseball, had said in advance that he would give the money gifts from his hero-worshiping fans to charity. But there was a lot more than...
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