Editor’s note: The Reds Decade Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. For this tournament, the rules include a three-man pitching rotation that starts over with each best-of-three game series. If a real life starter is not in the rotation, he can be used in relief. Cincinnati squads that did not made the post-season are featured in this event as one team from each decade from the 1910s to the 1980s were selected.
Hank Sauer slammed a pair of homers as the 1948 Cincinnati Reds completed a sweep of the 1986 Cincinnati Reds.
As a result, the 1948 team will square off with the winner of the series between the 1924 and 1964 Reds squads. The 1924 team leads 1-0 in that best of three set in the Reds Decade Tournament.
With the score tied at 1-1, Sauer drilled a three-run blast off 1986 starter Tom Browning to put 1948 on top for good.
Dave Parker had a RBI single in the bottom of the sixth as 1986 cut its deficit to 4-2.
However, Sauer was at it again in the seventh as he tagged a pitch from Ted Power for another three-run bomb.
A pinch-hit RBI single by Tony Perez in the bottom of the seventh closed the gap for 1986 to 7-3.
Frank Baumholtz knock in the final tally of the affair for 1948 with a single in the eighth off reliever John Franco.
Ken Raffensberger (1-0) picked up a complete game victory allowing seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Browning (0-1) got the loss as he gave up seven hits with three strikeouts.
In his one inning, Power surrendered three runs on two hits with a walk and a strikeout. Franco tossed the final two frames giving up a run on three hits with two strikeouts.
Both teams scored their first runs of the contest in the fourth.
Ted Kluszewski had a sacrifice fly for 1948, while Eric Davis hit a solo homer to tie it.
Second Round Schedule
(Best two out of three)
1911 Reds vs. 1977 Reds
First Round Schedule and Results
(Best two out of three)
1911 Reds vs. 1955 Reds (5-4, 6-4, 1911 Wins 2-0)
1934 Reds vs. 1977 Reds (3-7, 5-6, 1977 Wins 2-0)
1948 Reds vs. 1986 Reds (5-1, 8-3, 1948 Wins 2-0)
1924 Reds vs. 1964 Reds (3-2 (10), 1924 Leads 1-0)