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ON THIS DATE
Oct. 15
1925 – The Pittsburgh Pirates score three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators, 9-7, and win the World Series. Kiki Cuyler’s bases-loaded double in the eighth provides the winning margin.
1954 – Heavy rain from Hurricane Hazel causes the postponement of all area high school football games.
1970 – Professional basketball returns to Pittsburgh as 3,616 show up the Civic Arena to watch the Pittsburgh Condors of the ABA defeat the New York Nets, 105-102. Charlie Williams scores 29 points for the Condors.
1971 – Visiting California High School outscores Beth-Center 24-0 in the fourth quarter and rallies for a 39-30 victory in a Century Conference football game. The Trojans’ final two scores are touchdown passes of 28 and 13 yards from Wally Wright to Terry Luko.
1976 – Gary Kusich rushes for 152 yards and three touchdowns, Rob Bogo has 128 yards and two TDs, and Jim Floyd runs for 102 yards and returns an interception for a score as Avella improves to 6-0 with a 39-22 victory at Bentworth. It’s only the second loss for the Bearcats.
1976 – Harry Pappas completes nine of 19 passes for 130 yards and four touchdowns as Burgettstown takes control of the Black Hills Conference playoff race with a 37-27 victory at Fort Cherry.
1988 – Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins scores eight points — two goals and six assists — in a 9-2 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
1994 – In a game that had almost every kind of scoring play imaginable, Pitt rallies from a 31-6 deficit to take a 41-40 lead in the final minute over visiting West Virginia. However, WVU’s Zach Abraham gets behind the Pitt secondary and catches a 60-yard touchdown pass from Chad Johnston with 15 seconds remaining as the Mountaineers win, 47-41.
2004 – Tim Betts kicks a 26-yard field goal as time expires to give Chartiers-Houston a 10-7 victory over host Beth-Center and keep the Bucs’ playoff hopes alive.
2007 – Canon-McMillan’s Julian Rankin and Trinity’s Chelsea Sumney earn close wins in the boys and girls races, respectively, at the Washington County Coaches Cross Country Championships at Mingo Park.