July 29, 1933: Pepper Martin Wins It In The 10th

On July 29, 1933, Pepper Martin led the Cardinals to a 9-6 victory over the Cubs at Sportsman's Park with a 3 run walk off home run in the tenth inning. The Cards held a lead from the second inning until the ninth when the Cubs knotted it all up at 6 which set up the dramatic walk off finish by Martin. Pepper finished the day with 5 ribbies and none were more important than those final three that put the Redbirds in the win column.


Here's the box score: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN193307290.shtml