The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of two Dib Williams errors, topping Lefty Grove and the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 to keep their hopes alive in the Best of the 1930s World Series. Williams’ first error came when leadoff hitter Sparky Adams hit a sharp grounder in the 1st inning that Williams couldn’t handle. Adams stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on a grounder, and scored on Jim Bottomley’s single. In the 3rd, Williams tried to ready for a quick throw to home after George Watkins tripled, but bobbled it to allow the 2nd run to score. Grove struck out 7 and allowed just 7 hits. Bill Hallahan bounced back from a rough start in Game 1, holding the Athletics to 6 hits and striking out 9 in 8 innings. Hallahan struggled with control at points, walking 8, including 3 straight walks in the 5th to walk in the lone Philadelphia run. Hallahan walked the 1st two batters he faced in the 9th before Jim Lindsey came in to relieve him. Lindsay walked Mule Haas to load the bases, but the Athletics couldn’t score the tying run. Mickey Cochrane grounded to 2nd, but Frankie Frisch threw out Eric McNair at the plate. Al Simmons struck out, and Jimmie Foxx flew out to end the game. The series heads back to Philadelphia for Game 5, with the Athletics leading the series 3-2.