Which sentence is better?

Question

1. Between May 15, 1941-July 17, 1941, DiMaggio held the longest consecutive game hitting streak (56 games).

2. Between May 15-July 17, 1941 DiMaggio held the longest consecutive game hitting streak (56 games).

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Answer 1

Between May 15 and July 17, 1941, DiMaggio held the longest consecutive game hitting streak (56 games).

If you're going to use "Between" then you need to use a word ("and") instead of a hyphen to indicate the beginning and ending of the time period. And don't forget the comma AFTER the year, too.

Answer 2

Actually, I wanted to use the sentence below:

During May 15-July 17, 1941, DiMaggio held the longest consecutive game hitting streak (56 games). Does that make sense?

**It makes more sense because it was during that year, not between it.

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