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The Giants’ Gaylord Perry will take on St. Louis’ Dizzy Dean at the home of the 1934 St. Louis Browns, Sportsman’s Park…The weather is average and the wind is favouring left handed power hitters…The lineups are set and the game is about to begin…St. Louis jumps to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first…Cool Papa Bell drove in Jud Wilson for the first run after the two hit back-to-back doubles to start the game…A walk to Rogers Hornsby, and wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Enos Slaughter led to run number two…Giants get a run back as Roger Bresnahan scores Bill Terry from first on an rbi double…2-1 St. Louis after 1 and a half…A Chick Hafey solo home run in the bottom of the second restores St. Louis’ two-run advantage…Two more runs for St. Louis in the bottom of the third…A passed ball allowed Rogers Hornsby to score from third and a double by catcher Biz Mackey drove in Enos Slaughter. 5-1 after 3…Oh my…The Giants send Dizzy Dean spinning in the top of fourth scoring 5 on Roger Bresnahan’s second RBI double and a grand slam by right fielder Mel Ott…Score is now 6-5 Giants…Dean never regained his equilibrium…He was chased from the game in the 5th after a lead off triple by Willie McCovey…McCovey scores on a double by Orlando Cepeda, ceded by St. Louis reliever Jesse Haines, and Cepeda would score on a sac fly by Bresnahan. 8-5 Giants…St. Louis gets one back on a Stan Musial solo shot in the bottom of the fifth. 8-6 Giants…The hit parade continues. A lead off triple by Giant John Ward comes home to score on a McCovey single. 9-6 Giants…The bats went quiet through end of the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings but in the top of the 9th Bresnahan scores his second and the Giants’ 10th…St. Louis coming up in the bottom of the 9th down 4…Gaylord Perry will try for the complete game…Nothing for St. Louis in the bottom of the ninth…They blow a 5-1 lead and fall to the Giants 10-6 with Mel Ott’s grand slam in the fourth the difference in the game.