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ON THIS DATE
une 26
1968 – St. Louis’ Bob Gibson pitches his fifth consecutive shutout as he blanks Pittsburgh, 3-0, in the first game of a doubleheader at Busch Stadium.
1985 – The Pittsburgh Pirates indefinitely suspend pitcher Rod Scurry for failing to follow a drug aftercare program he began last season following treatment for cocaine dependency.
2014 – The Pittsburgh Penguins trade winger James Neal to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling.
June 27
2011 – Chartiers-Houston’s Colby Miller, who was an all-state catcher and batted .500 with 20 extra-base hits, is named the Observer-Reporter Softball Player of the Year.