when he was a member of the Oakland A's? Yes, he was a member. Check your history.
2007-08-29 15:14:18 · 5 answers · asked by Schueyjr 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I think he still wore #5 just as he did with the Yankees
2007-08-29 15:22:24 · answer #1 · answered by crazycanadien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Yankees player, DiMaggio wore #9 in 1936 and his much more famous #5, now retired, in 1937-42 and '46-51.
As a coach for the Oakland Athletics in 1968-69, DiMaggio wore his familiar #5 again.
Pic of Oakland Joe w/another famous guy: http://www.whitecleats.org/hof/joed.jpg
2007-08-29 15:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dimaggio wore #5...with the Yankees.
He was never a member of the Oakland A's as a player.
Check YOUR history.
He played for the San Fransisco Seals in the Pacific Coast league in the early 1930s.
His ENTIRE major league career (1,736 games) was spent with the New York Yankees, and no one else:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dimagjo01.shtml
Find me anywhere on his baseball reference page that metions the Oakland A's.
The A's have retired 5 numbers, but of course, Dimaggio's was not one of them, because he never played for them...
2007-08-29 15:43:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 its retired in Oakland as well. I dont think he played for the A's, but he was the hitting coach and part owner in the 60's
2007-08-29 15:23:29 · answer #4 · answered by Coach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He also wore the #5 just like he did witht the Yankees.
2007-08-29 16:52:23 · answer #5 · answered by Mets Lover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋