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Don Mattingly Is in a Class with Yankees’ Greats DiMaggio and Berra

DiMaggio and Yogi Berra were two great New York Yankees hitters that were difficult to strike out. Each played in an era when a strikeout was viewed as a failure and minor disgrace.

Don Mattingly was another great hitter that didn't strike out often, and he played in an era when a strikeout was often thought of as just another out.

During DiMaggio's career, American League teams averaged about 557 strikeouts a season. That number rose to 687 when Berra played and was 875 during the Mattingly years.

DiMaggio struck out 369 times in his career, which averages to 28 strikeouts a season. Berra struck out 414 times or 24 times a season. Mattingly had 444 strikeouts for an average of about 34 times a season.

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