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Aug. 19
1941 – Pittsburgh manager Frankie Frisch is ejected in the second game of a doubleheader in Brooklyn. Frisch was ejected when he walks on the field with an umbrella to protest playing the game under rainy conditions.
1954 – Eddie Kikla strikes out 18 as Monongahela beats San Antonio, 5-3, to advance to the finals of the Pony League World Series.
1976 – Gary Columbus throws the sixth no-hitter in Pony League World Series history as Monongahela defeats Ferndale, Md., 7-0. Columbus strikes out 17 and walks eight.
1976 – The Pittsburgh Penguins hire former Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince as an administrative assistant.
1999 – Rob Cole, who won two WPIAL championships and one state title at Carmichaels, resigns as the Mikes’ girls softball coach. Cole had a 106-16 record in five seasons.
2001 – Winning pitcher Jarrod Wells throws a four-hitter with eight strikeouts as Washington wins its opening game in the Pony League World Series, 5-3, over Los Alamitos, Calif.
2002 – Jared Howton pitches a four-hit shutout and extends his scoreless streak to 25 innings as the Washington Wild Things clinch a Frontier League playoff berth with an 8-0 win over the Richmond Roosters.
Aug. 20
1970 – The Pittsburgh Steelers trade wide receiver Roy Jefferson to the Baltimore Colts in exchange for wide receiver Willie Richardson and a fourth-round draft pick in 1971.
1980 – Pittsburgh’s Omar Moreno steals his 70th base of the season in a 5-1 loss to Houston to become the first player in the century with three consecutive 70-steal seasons. The fleet outfielder swiped 71 in 1978, 77 in 1979.
1981 – Monongahela rides the pitching of John Fetchkan, and Washington gets strong pitching from Ed Tutay and a home run from John Salvitti as Washington County goes 2-0 at the 30th Pony League World Series. Monongahela defeats Oak Park, Ill., 3-1, then Washington holds off York County, Va., 5-4.
1982 – Bryan Howell goes 3-for-3, scores three runs and steals three bases as Washington defeats Bethel Park 11-3 to remain alive in the Pony League World Series.
1990 – Washington rallies from deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 to beat Hagerstown, Md., 6-4, in the Pony League World Series.
1998 – Justin Gregula hits a 3-run homer in the second inning and Washington holds on for a 3-2 victory over San Diego in the Pony League World Series.
2004 – The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mario Lemeiux is selected as captain of the Canadian team that will compete in the World Cup of Hockey.
2011 – Laredo, Texas, hits three home runs, including two by No. 9 batter Lalo Rodriguez, as it rallies from a four-run deficit to beat Chinese Taipei 10-9 in the Pony League World Series championship game.