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Yankees beat Tigers 5-4 in June 1941 classic

Original: MLB Gameday: Tigers 4, Yankees 5 Final Score (06/22/1941)

A box score from June 22, 1941 shows the New York Yankees defeating the Detroit Tigers 5-4. The date falls during Joe DiMaggio's famous 56-game hitting streak, one of baseball's most celebrated records, which is drawing renewed attention to old Yankees-Tigers scores from that summer.

Why now: Renewed interest in Joe DiMaggio's 1941 hitting streak is sending people back to the box scores from that season.

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• MLB Gameday: Tigers 4, Yankees 5 Final Score (06/22/1941) · MLB.com

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