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THBDAILY MIRROR 1953 QUEEN MARY DIES/RON NECCIAI 27
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Islip, NY 11751
United States
Churchill Galleries is located on the south shore of Long Island, New York. The majority of items we auction belong to an estate. The trustee of the estate is Charles Malize, a licensed and bonded New York auctioneer. He has been an avid collector of antiques and art objects for over 20 years. Churc...Read more
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DAILY MIRROR Wed25Mar1953 QUEEN MARY DIES AT 85 RON NECCIAI BASEBALL 27 STRIKEOUTS GAME!!!1st section Front page full Tabloid 4 pages total, front page and inside front and back cover pages SPORTS back GIANTS DODGERS WIN, YANKS THUMP RED SOX 9 TO 0, WALTER DUKES PIRATES 6 foot 5 inch RON NECCIAI People also askHas there ever been a 27 strikeout baseball game?On May 13, 1952 while pitching for the Class-D Bristol Twins, Ron Necciai tossed a no-hitter, striking out 27 in nine innings!May 18, 2021source: www.mlb.com/news/the-man-who-struck-out-27-batters The man who struck out 27 batters - from mlb.com **** Ron Necciai, now 88 years old and living in Florida, almost seemed amused that I, and others, still want to talk about an unreal game he pitched back in 1952. "I still get cards, letters and pictures to sign," Necciai told me over a recent phone call. "Yeah, surprisingly. It's unbelievable. I haven't played in 70 years." I mean, Necciai really can't blame anybody for reaching out. 69 years ago, he pitched one of the more ridiculous games in organized baseball history. The Pirates Minor Leaguer, at just 19 years old, struck out 27 batters, while giving up no hits, in a regulation nine innings. It's the only time that's ever been done at the professional level. Necciai was as shocked as anybody that he pulled it off, always thinking he was too wild to ever have success on the mound. "I called myself a thrower," Necciai told me. "It was marked 'P' on the program, but I was never a pitcher." Necciai's foray into pro baseball began just a couple of years prior to that May '52 game, in 1950. And he's right, he was a bit wild off the mound. The right-hander split limited time between the Salisbury Pirates and Shelby Farmers -- putting up a 21.00 ERA and infinity ERA, respectively. "I either walked them or struck 'em out," Necciai said. The next year, Pittsburgh GM Branch Rickey sent Necciai to Double-A New Orleans to work on his control. The manager there, Rip Sewell, was an ex-big league pitcher -- although he was more known for inventing the crawling, fluttering eephus pitch to revive his career. An interesting choice to help a young pitcher trying to tame his fastball. "Rip Sewell wasn't any help, as far as I'm concerned," Necciai told me, laughing. Although, according to Necciai, Sewell did sum up the young pitcher's repertoire pretty well at the time. "Rip used to tell 'em, 'He had two pitches: No. 1, knock 'em down and then give him Uncle Charlie,'" he recalled. "Knock 'em down and then throw them a curveball. I could knock 'em down without trying and I had a [bad] curveball."*** end from mlb.comApproximate measurements: 15 x 12 inches foldedMaterials: PaperShipping cost: $7. Different rate to California, Alaska, Hawaii and all International apply.Good
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