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Timely knock by DiMaggio gives Yanks win
- Updated: May 24, 2016
NEW YORK, May 24, 1941 — The baseball season is no longer in its early stages. That’s why it’s encouraging that the Yankees are starting to win at the right time.
Saturday afternoon’s 7 to 6 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox accomplished quite a few goals for the local nine. The Yankees won their fourth game in the last five days and have not lost over that span of games.
They improved their season’s record to 20-17, the best it’s been in almost three weeks, while knocking the Red Sox down a peg to 15-16. The Yankees are now six games behind Cleveland while the Red Sox are facing an eight-game deficit.
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And they managed to beat the team that employs Ted Williams, who is batting .383 this season, while possibly watching the continued resurgence of their own slugger, Joe DiMaggio.
It didn’t necessarily look like the Yankees …
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