A deciding Game 5 between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, billed as a matchup of aces Carl Hubbell and Bill Hallahan, turned into an offensive show. Mel Ott hit his tournament-leading 5th home run, and the Giants took a 4-0 lead into the 4th. Pepper Martin led off a 3-run inning for the Cardinals with a solo homer and added a game-tying RBI double in the next inning. The teams traded runs over the next few innings. In the 8th, for the 2nd time in the game, Martin gunned down a Giants runner at the plate, this time to end the inning. Cardinals reliever Jim Lindsey pitched out of a jam in the 9th to keep the game tied at 6. Chick Hafey led off the bottom half with a single, and Jim Bottomley hit a walk-off double in the gap to take the series for the Cardinals. They’ll face the 1935 Chicago Cubs tomorrow, while the Giants will face the 1939 Reds in the Loser’s Bracket. Lefty O’Doul was injured running to 1st in the 5th inning. His replacement Johnny Vergez hit a solo shot in his 1st at-bat.