NY drops finale; Red Sox hold DiMaggio to single

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NEW YORK, May 25, 1941 — The Yankees had the chance to leave town on a roll, but they did not rise to the well-attended occasion.

Sunday brought beautiful late-spring weather and 36,461 persons to Yankee Stadium, and the home team had a chance to win its fifth consecutive decision, but New York stumbled in the finale of its homestand, losing to the Red Sox by a score of 10 to 3.

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Boston had four runs before the home team even scored, and while the Yankees cut that advantage to 4 to 3 on an inside-the-park home run by Charlie Keller in the fourth inning, the Red Sox would soon enough end the …

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