Published June 20. 2023 01:49PM
June 20, 1951 - Ed Shiner’s RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning gives Palmerton a 4-3 Tri-County League walk-off victory over Tamaqua. Ron Costenbader leads off the ninth with a walk and moves to second on a wild pitch with one out. Shiner then delivers his game-winning hit. Del Fisher goes the distance to earn the win. Fisher allows seven hits and strikes out 12. John Kresge collects two hits - one a triple - and scores two runs for Palmerton, managed by Earl Silliman. Bruce Snyder adds a pair of hits, a run and an RBI.