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ON THIS DATE
Aug. 24
1968 – The rookie-laden Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 19-3 in an exhibition game before 11,500 in Morgantown, W.Va. Though only a preseason game, it’s the first victory for the Bengals, an expansion AFL franchise.
1972 – Don Dusky steals second base and races home with the game-winning run on two throwing errors as Washington defeats Honolulu 3-2 in 13 innings at the Pony League World Series. The night’s games draw a World Series record 10,487 fans to Washington Park.
1984 – Dave Parker bounces a single up the middle in the seventh inning for Cincinnati’s only hit off Pittsburgh’s Jose DeLeon, but the Reds beat the Pirates 2-0. DeLeon takes a perfect game into the seventh.
1987 – Mike Scrip resigns as Peters Township High School’s head football coach. He is replaced by John Fabian, a long-time assistant with the Indians.
2014 – Washington’s Matt Sergey throws the first perfect game in the Frontier league history as the Wild Things blank the Gateway Grizzlies 6-0 at Consol Energy Park. Sergey strikes out nine.