In DiMaggio’s first game in the majors, an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals on March 17, 1936, DiMaggio collected four hits on the day, including a triple, but the Yanks ended up losing the game, 8-7.
Because he burned his foot in a diathermy machine during spring training, DiMaggio didn’t play in his first official game until May 3, 1936. In his first at-bat, he lined the second pitch into left field for a single, the first hit in his illustrious career. He went on to add two more hits, a single and a triple, and helped the Yankees defeat the St. Louis Browns 14-5.