Jun 11, 2021 2 min read

ON THIS DATE

June 12

1964 – The Meadows draws a record crowd of 9,462, including golf legend Arnold Palmer, for opening night in its second year. The total purse for the nine-race card is $29,375.

1968 – Jeff Cree pitches a two-hit shutout as Waynesburg defeats Kiski, 3-0, at Forbes Field to advance to the WPIAL baseball championship game against Ellwood City.

1970 – Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the host San Diego Padres. Ellis walks eight and hits a batter, and Willie Stargell hit two homers.

1980 – Mike Easler hits for the cycle – he homers off Doug Bair in his final at-bat – and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 10-6, at Riverfront Stadium.

1990 – Bob Johnson is hired as head coach and Scotty Bowman is named director of development and recruitment by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

1995 – Ron Faust, head basketball coach at Washington High School, is hired as the Prexies’ athletic director, replacing Bob Wagner, who retired after 27 years as the school’s athletic director.

2009 – Pittsburgh’s Max Talbot scores two second-period goals as the Penguins beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin, the playoff scoring leader with 36 points, earns the Conn Smythe Trophy as the postseason MVP.

June 13

1972 – The American Basketball Association purchases the Pittsburgh Condors and disbands the franchise.

1975 – The Pittsburgh Penguins declare bankruptcy after eight seasons. The doors of the Civic Arena are padlocked by the IRS.

1979 – The National Basketball Association’s general managers and coaches vote to adopt the 3-point field goal for the 1979-80 season.

1987 – The Pittsburgh Penguins select Seattle defenseman Chris Joseph with the fifth pick of the NHL Entry Draft.

2008 – Canon-McMillan scores seven runs in the first two innings and cruises to a 10-2 victory over Spring-Ford to win the PIAA Class AAAA baseball championship at Blair County Ballpark in Altoona. The Big Macs score 40 runs in winning four state playoff games.

2008 – Matt Spiegel throws a two-hit shutout as Camp Hill defeats Carmichaels 2-0 in the PIAA Class A baseball championship game.

2011 – Peters Township High School hires Brian Geyer as its athletic director. Geyer had been AD at Seton LaSalle.