Tough Loss

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Who reportedly lost a $10,000 fee because he went hitless in a game

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I believe that would that be Joe DiMaggio who would have received $10,000 from Heintz 57 if he would have extended his hitting streak one more game.

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I've heard this before, but also recall that DiMaggio later said there was no official deal.

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I believe that would that be Joe DiMaggio who would have received $10,000 from Heintz 57 if he would have extended his hitting streak one more game.

Right, UC. It was DiMaggio

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I've heard this before, but also recall that DiMaggio later said there was no official deal.

I've heard that DiMaggio later said that Heinz was just talking about - there was never a formal deal. That's why I said "reportedly" in the question.

That was a lot of money in those days. Probably more than Joe's salary.