Harlem - Lefty Grove struck out 8 and Hank Greenberg homered to break a 2-2 tie as Harlem beat St Louis, 3-2, to take a 2-0 lead in the 1939 World Series.

The 39-year old Grove improved to a perfect 5-0 in his World Series career, and looked just as dominant as in years past.

The Plague got on the board first on an RBI single Doc Cramer in the top of the third.

Harlem got to Russo for a pair in the fourth. After allowing Kreevich and Gehringer on, Russo retired York and Greenberg before Charlie Keller doubled into the gap in right-center, scoring both runners and giving Harlem a 2-1 lead.

The Plague tied it up a half-inning later. Buddy Myer singled and has moved to second on a sacrifice by Myer. Red Rolfe, who had three hits on the game, singled up the middle to score Myer and knotted it up at two runs apiece.

In the bottom of the seventh, Hank Greenberg hit a solo home run which gave the Knights the lead, and Grove held on from there to give Harlem the win and a 2 games to none lead.

The series now shifts to St Louis, where the Plague will see the return of Jimmie Foxx to the line-up. Whitey Moore (13-10) is expected to take the mound against Bobo Newsom (17-11) of the Knights.

1939 Plague            0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0     2  8  1     7  1
1939 Knights           0  0  0  2  0  0  1  0  x     3  6  0     1  0
 
Plague               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Knights              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Rolfe             3b  4  1  3  1  .444    Kreevich          cf  4  1  2  0  .500       
Cramer            cf  3  0  1  1  .250    Gehringer         2b  3  1  1  0  .286       
 Lazzeri          ph  1  0  0  0  .000    York              c   3  0  0  0  .000       
 Martin,P         rf  0  0  0  0  .000    Greenberg         1b  3  1  1  1  .143       
Dickey            c   3  0  0  0  .000    Keller            rf  3  0  1  2  .500       
Johnson           lf  4  0  1  0  .143    Tabor             3b  3  0  1  0  .286       
Travis            ss  3  0  0  0  .286    Selkirk           lf  3  0  0  0  .000       
Chapman           rf  4  0  1  0  .125    Cronin            ss  3  0  0  0  .286       
McQuinn           1b  4  0  0  0  .125    Grove             p   3  0  0  0  .000       
Myer              2b  4  1  1  0  .375                         28  3  6  3             
Russo             p   2  0  1  0  .500                                              
 Padgett          ph  1  0  0  0  .500                                              
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Plague                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Russo            L 0-1           8.0  6  3  3  0  4 106  69  3.38
                                 8.0  6  3  3  0  4 106  69 
 
Knights                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Grove            W 1-0           9.0  8  2  2  2  8 127  80  2.00
                                 9.0  8  2  2  2  8 127  80 
 
STL: Lazzeri batted for Cramer in the 7th
     Martin,P inserted at rf in the 7th
     Chapman moved to cf in the 7th
     Padgett batted for Russo in the 9th
 
E-Travis. 2B-Rolfe, Keller. HR-Greenberg(1). CS-Kreevich. K-Rolfe, Cramer, 
Dickey 2, Johnson, McQuinn 2, Myer, Greenberg, Selkirk, Grove 2. BB-Dickey, 
Travis. SH-Russo. 
GWRBI: Greenberg
Temperature: 63, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 16 MPH.