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The Kid Turns 80
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 Williams and DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio (left) and Williams exchange greetings at the 1941 All-Star Game in Detroit. Williams would finish the season with a .406 batting average, the last man to clear .400, but DiMaggio would be named MVP on the strength of his record 56-game hitting streak.

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