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On This Date: (Aug. 19, 1982)

August 19, 1982 - George Harris pitches Lehighton to a 5-1 Pocono Mountain League victory over Twin Boro in both team’s regular-season finale. The loss knocks Twin Boro out of first place and gives Reeders the regular-season championship. Harris allows a first-inning run on two hits, but gives up nothing over the next four frames in the five-inning shortened contest. The winning hurler, who also collects an RBI single, finishes with eight strikeouts. Dan David contributes a two-run hit, while Jim Kunkle and Bill Kunkle both score a pair of runs.