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Yanks’ win streak hits three with DiMaggio’s help
- Updated: May 22, 2016
NEW YORK, May 22, 1941 — Not even Mother Nature can stop the Yankees.
Thursday afternoon’s game in the Bronx pitted New York against the Detroit Tigers, and the proceedings were almost erased by a thunderstorm, but the rain subsided and the home team prevailed once again.
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The 6-5 victory before 10,156 persons was the Yankees’ third consecutive triumph and has them in the slightly more comfortable position of 19 wins and 17 losses. They are still 5 1/2 games behind Cleveland but seemingly gaining momentum with each day.
The weather came early, delaying the game by a half-hour in the middle of the third inning, but the storm moved on. The game was tied at 3 …
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