The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals were limited to two hits through 7 innings against 1935 Chicago Cubs starter Lon Warneke. They finally broke through in the 8th. Charlie Gelbert led off with a double, and after Jimmie Wilson grounded out, Sparky Adams reached on one of Chicago’s 4 errors in the game. George Watkins came in clutch, bouncing one into the corner for a 2-run triple. Gelbert added an insurance run with an RBI double in the 9th. Meanwhile, Burleigh Grimes allowed just 4 hits in a 3-0 shutout. Chicago threatened in the 8th when Freddie Lindstrom doubled and moved to 3rd on a Billy Jurges sacrifice. Augie Galan and Billy Herman walked to load the bases, but Grimes struck out Chuck Klein and Gabby Hartnett to end the threat. After facing elimination, the Cardinals have now won 3 straight. This Game 1 victory at Wrigley Field puts the Cardinals in the driver’s seat for the series. The winner of this Best-of-7 series will face the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics in the Best of the 1930s World Series.