European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 14,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 17 reds win no Crown reds Glenn Braggs goes High on right Field Wall to Rob pirates carmelo Martinez of a two run Homer in ninth.2-7 Victory in game 6 ousts bucs by Jim Donaghy Cincinnati apr the Cincinnati reds won the National league Pennant with a one hitter a game saving catch and the Nasty boys. The reds beat the Pittsburgh pirates 2-1 in game 6 Friday night and will play the Aldand a a in the world series scheduled to Start in Cincinnati on tuesday night. As they had in their previous three victories in the Best-of-7 series the reds beat the pirates with solid pitching and defense. Starter Danny Jackson and relievers Norm Charlton and Randy Myers combined to hold the pirates to one hit. While Pittsburgh made three errors Cincinnati right fielder Glenn Braggs grabbed a ninth inning drive that could have pushed the series to a seventh game. A we did what we set out to accomplish. In a not sure people gave this team credit a Myers said. Ron Oester the remaining link to the big red machine of the 1970s, led off the seventh inning with a single off Zane Smith. Barry Larkin popped out on a bunt attempt but Billy hatchery a single moved Oester to third. # in a Surprise move Cincinnati manager Lou Piniella then inserted Luis Quinones As a Pinch hitter for Paul of Neill who was 8 for 17 in the series. A it was a Gutsy tremendous Call by Lou a pirates manager Jim Leyland said. A they made the big plays and we  Quinones 0 for 7 lifetime against Smith delivered a single to drive in Oester to help Send the reds to their ninth no Pennant. Quinones was 13 for 36 As a Pinch hitter this season. A i feel a great sense of Pride a Piniella said. A these Guys played hard All year and i think we All had something to  the reds championship came a Little More than a year after former manager Pete Rose was banned from baseball for gambling a leaving Cincinnati baseball at a Low Point. F the Victory gave the reds a berth opposite the a a who Are trying to repeat As baseball a champions. Oakland is expected to use Dave Stewart in the opener against Jose Rijo. Two of the Nasty boys Charlton and Myers finished the Job started by Jackson. The other Nasty boy Rob Dibble struck out 10 of the 15 batters he faced in the series Dibble and Myers the latter with three saves shared series map honors. The Nasty boys pitched a combined 16% innings gave up six hits and one earned run and struck out 20 to guide the reds to the world series for the first time since 1976, when Cincinnati swept the new York Yankees a i consider it a bullpen map a Myers said. A we Are a reds Barry Larkin flips in front of teammate Chris Sabo after Cincinnati wrapped up no title Friday night. Group Down there. We re called tire Nasty boys and that show we pitch. A lot has been said about Dibble but he goes out there and gives 100 percent and i try to do the  with one out in the ninth Barry Bonds walked and carmelo Martinez followed with a drive that Bragg caught at the top of the Wall. Myers fanned Don Slaught to end the game As fireworks exploded above riverfront stadium. Pittsburgh a one hit was the lowest total in league playoff history. There were four previous two hitters. Jackson was just Short of perfect for the reds giving up the pirate run and hit in six plus innings. In a Surprise move the pirates announced several hours before the game that reliever Ted Power would Start instead of Smith. After the first inning it looked like Leyland should have started a different shortstop and second baseman instead. Larkin was credited with a charitable single when shortstop Jay Bell  get the Ball out of his Glove. With Hatcher batting Larkin stole second and Contin see reds on Page 22afn sports television pro football a new York giants at Washington a . Sunday los Angeles rams at Chicago 12 30 . Monday. Radio pro football a Green Bay at Tampa Bay 6 . Sup a Day Seattle at los Angeles raiders 9 . Sunday los Angeles rams at Chicago 12 30 . Monday. Catch earns Bragg ing rights for reds. Cincinnati a the Ball Hung in the air and the National league playoffs Hung in the balance. If its a Home run for carmelo Martinez the Pittsburgh pirates have the Lead and the momentum. If Glenn Braggs catches it the Cincinnati reds Are on their Way to the world series. A fall i thought was get Back to the Wall real  he did. Braggs capped a series that swung on defense with the Best catch of All reaching Over the right Field Wall and robbing Martinez of a two run Homer with one out in the ninth inning. Randy Myers then struck out Don Slaught to end game 6, giving the reds a 2-1 Victory and their first Pennant since 1976. Martinez got the pirates Only hit of the game an opposite Field drive in the fifth inning. But by the time Martinez came to the plate again in the ninth Braggs was in the Outfield because of some moves by manager Lou Piniella. Braggs acquired by Cincinnati in june hit .299 for the reds this season. But in one of the Best defensive Outfield in baseball he was the worst making four errors in 60 games. But he also is 6-foot-3, and that was the extra Edge he needed. Myers retired the first Batter in the ninth. But he walked Barry Bonds and went to a full count on Martinez. A i knew he had to give me something Good to hit a Martinez said. A i Wasny to thinking about hitting a Home run. I just wanted to hit it  Martinez did sending a drive to right that went even deeper than his other one., a i did no to think it was out when i hit it a Martinez said. A but when i saw him running backwards to the Wall i thought it might  Braggs did exactly what All outfielders Are taught to do on balls hit a Long Way he hurried to the Wall set himself and jumped. A when i got Back there i thought i was going to catch it. But it stayed up there a Long time higher than i thought. I just kept hoping it would come Down a Braggs said