Ron Neccai: 27 Strikeouts In Nine Inning Game
Many pitchers in the history of organized baseball have struck out a lot
of hitters in one game but Ron Necciai struck out 27 batters one night 57
years ago.
在职业棒球史中，许多投手曾经在一场比赛里三振一狗票击球员。
但在57年前，Ron Necciai仅花了一个晚上就三振了27位打者。
The date was May 13, 1952 when Necciai started the game in the Class-D
Appalachian League game feeling sickly. He was pitching for the Bristol Twins
against the Welch Miners in Bristol, VA.
那是1952年的5月13日，Necciai病恹恹的在阿帕拉契联盟的比赛中衔命上阵。
作为Bristol Twins的先发投手，他要在自家主场迎战Welch Miners
At this time May 13 was known for being the birthday of heavyweight boxing
champion Joe Louis in 1914 near Lafayette, Alabama. Others born on this
date were Bea Arthur of Maude and Golden Girls fame in 1923, Stevie Wonder
in 1950 and Dennis Rodman in 1961.
在当时，5月13日系以重量级拳王Joe Louis的生日为人所知...同样出生在这天的还有
Bea Arthur,史提夫汪达，还有罗德曼。
During the game Necciai complained about feeling sick so the manager sent
for some cottage cheese to settle his stomach down. In fact, Necciai had
been sent to Bristol to rehab from ulcers problems he had experienced at
spring training.
在比赛中，Necciai时而抱怨身体不适，教练递过一些茅屋起司藉以纾解他的胃痛。
事实上，Necciai在春训期间也曾因胃溃疡问题，被送至Bristol接受治疗。
He was so dominating that by the fourth inning the Welch batters started
trying to bunt for base hits but that didn’t work either when they could
only foul off the pitches.
他在场上是如此的具宰制力，是第四局以降，Welch的打者开始尝试以短打方式
站上垒包。然而，总归徒劳，他们只是一而再再而三的把球击出界。
One batter was retired on a groundout early in the game but when the catcher
was charged with a passed ball on a third strike in the ninth inning Necciai
struck out a fourth batter in the inning to give him a chance to strike out 27.
在比赛前半段，一位打者经由滚地球出局。在9局下半，投出第3颗好球后，捕手发生
捕逸。天赐良机，Necciai以单局4K，拿下第27次三振。
He had thrown a no-hitter but the game was far from perfect since he hit a
batter, one reached on an error, he walked one batter and the other though
a strikeout victim reached first on a passed ball.
他投出了一场无安打，但却离完全比赛遥不可语。
因为他投出一次触身，一位打者借由失误上垒，他又保送一位打者；另一位打者虽然
成为他三振纪录的受害者，却又经由捕逸上到一垒。
The catcher Harry Dunlop dropped a foul ball on purpose so Necciai would
have a chance for 27 strikeouts. After dropping the ball per the instructions
from the fans Necciai struck out the batter.
因为捕手Harry Dunlop刻意漏接一个界外飞球，Necciai因而取得了27次三振的入场券。
在观众鼓譟下刻意漏球，Necciai随后三振了那位打者。
Still he recorded 27 strikeouts in the game a feat which had never been done
before in professional baseball and has not been done again since that night
57 years ago.
纵或如此，他单场27次三振的纪录，在职业棒球史中，不仅前无古人，在57年后的现在，
亦后无来者。
Before this night he had already had games of 20 and 19 strikeouts so the
27 strikeout game was not a fluke.
在该役之前，他已经有过单场20k和19k的纪录，是以单场27k，绝非侥幸。
In fact after the 27 strikeout no-hitter he would strikeout 24 in his next
start limiting the opponent to two hits. He struck out five batters in one
inning in this contest. His 51 strikeouts in two games is another feat that
is unlikely to be repeated.
事实上，在投出27次三振无安打比赛后，他在下一场先发也送出24次三振，仅仅让对手
打出两支安打。该役，他曾在一局里三振了五位打者。在2场比赛中三振51人，这又是
一次无法复制的壮举。
Branch Rickey who had seen a lot of baseball pitchers during his time in
baseball paid Necciai the ultimate compliment. He said Necciai was one the
three best pitchers he had ever seen. The other two were Hall of Famers
Christy Mathewson and Dizzy Dean
Branch Rickey*1在其棒球职涯中阅见无数投手，对于Necciai，他赋予无上赞美。
他提到Necciai名列他所见过三位最优秀的投手之一。另外两位是名人堂成员
Christy Mathewson 和 Dizzy Dean。
Necciai pitched his first major league game for the Pittsburgh Pirates
in August of 1952. He was 1-6 with a 7.08 ERA. He struck out 31 in 54 innings
but walked 32.
在1952年8月，Necciai为匹兹堡海盗献出了大联盟的处女秀。最后，他以1胜6负7.08
投手自责分率作收。在54局投球中，三振31人却也投出32次保送。
The Pirates had twenty pitchers who pitched during the 1952 season and none
of them had a winning record in their 42-112 record.
在1952年赛季，海盗启用了20名投手，在42胜112负惨淡阴影下，没有一位投手过五成
胜率。
By the next month Necciai’s major league career was over because he had
a career ending rotator cuff injury.
一个月后，因为粉碎其投手生涯的旋转肌伤痛，Necciai的大联盟之旅正式告终。
He would hang on in the minor leagues hoping his arm would be healthy
until 1955 when a doctor told him he needed to get a job at a gas station.
The same doctor had seen the arm of Dizzy Dean when he had a career ending
arm injury and saw that Necciai had the same exact injury.
他继续在小联盟奋斗，期许手臂能够恢复健康。直到1955年，一位医生告诉他，
是时候该在加油站另谋出路了。同样一位大夫，在见过Dizzy Dean手臂的伤势后，
宣告其投手生涯的死刑。同样的伤势发生在Necciai身上，如出一辙。
He will be 77 on June 18 and was a successful businessman and said
there would be no benefits ever held for him.
在6月18日他将要满77岁,，他过去曾是成功的生意人，并提到他未曾受特别眷顾。
Necciai may only have had one major league win but for one night in May
in 1952 he was the best pitcher in baseball when he struck out 27 batters.
Necciai也许只能在大联盟拿下区区一胜。但是在1952年5月那晚，缔造27次三振纪录后，
无疑的，他是地表上最强大的投手。
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Branch Rickey*1 看过#42这部电影应该对他会有印象，
他就是Brooklyn Dodgers的总经理