At St. Louis, Lou Gehrig hits his 33rd homer in the 4th to tie Babe Ruth for the major league lead, but the Babe answers in the 9th with his 34th, a grand slam over the RF roof, to give the Yanks a 7 – 3 win over the Browns. Lefty Gomez almost has New York’s first shutout of the season, but he weakens in the 9th.

On August 20, 1931 — At St. Louis, Lou Gehrig hits his 33rd homer in the 4th to tie Babe Ruth for the major league lead, but the Babe answers in the 9th with his 34th, a grand slam over the RF roof, to give the Yanks a 7 – 3 win over the Browns. Lefty Gomez almost has New York’s first shutout of the season, but he weakens in the 9th.

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