Strong winds were the difference in today’s game between the 1935 Chicago Cubs and the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals. Burleigh Grimes allowed just 5 hits and took a 1-0 lead into the 7th, but Freddie Lindstrom hit a 2-run single, and scored on a double play later in the inning to give Chicago a 3-1 lead. Chicago had threatened in the 6th when Billy Herman hit a leadoff double and Gabby Hartnett walked, but Frank Demaree grounded hard right to Sparky Adams, who turned it into a 5-4-3 triple play. George Watkins and Jim Bottomley drove in runs to tie it up in the bottom half of the 7th against Lon Warneke. But Tuck Stainback gunned down Bottomley at the plate to end the inning and prevent the go-ahead run. Jesse Haines pitched a scoreless 10th for the Cardinals. Clyde Shoun retired the 1st two batters he faced in the bottom of the inning, but walked Jimmie Wilson. That’s when Adams hit a high fly ball that the wind carried over the wall for a walk-off home run. Adams had just 9 homers in his career. He finished 4 for 6 with 3 RBI. The Cardinals are now a win away from heading to the Best of the 1930s World Series. The Cubs must win the next two games, but both are at Wrigley Field.