- Joe DiGangi
Joe DiGangi (born 1915) served as the
New York Yankees bullpen catcher during the Yanks' golden age – 1933 through 1941. He was born in the Greenpoint section ofBrooklyn . He was also aNavy Seabee in the Pacific duringWorld War II . On July 4, 1939, DiGangi was warming up the Yankees starting pitcher in the bullpen whenLou Gehrig made his famous "Luckiest man on the face of the Earth" farewell speech.References
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