Appreciating Necciai
February 26, 2008 by Geoff Young
Filed under Feats and Accomplishments, History, Minor Leagues, Personalities
Ron Necciai’s name came across my virtual desk not long ago, specifically the fact that he once fanned 27 batters in a game. Yeah, that got my attention.
So I did a little surfing and found a fascinating article on Neccai. The game took place May 13, 1952, in Bristol, Va., and according to Necciai, “I really wasn’t feeling good. I figured I was going to throw up.”
Someone was ill that day, but I don’t think it Bristol’s pitcher. Necciai pitched briefly with the Pirates in 1952 before blowing out his arm a few years later. The right-hander’s career ended at …read more
