May 12, 2022 3 min read

ON THIS DATE

May 13

1952 – Monongahela native Ron Neccai pitches one of the greatest games in baseball history. Playing for the Bristol Twins of the Class D Appalachian League, Neccai throws a no-hitter with 27 strikeouts against the Welch Miners. In his next start, Neccai strikes out 24 batters.

1952 – Third baseman Eddie Kazak of Muse is traded by the St. Louis Cardinals along with Wally Westlake to the Cincinnati Reds for Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup.

1957 – A home run by pitcher John Dunn with two outs in the top of the seventh inning gives Burgettstown Union a 5-4 win over Avella in a tiebreaker game for the Section 2 title.

1958 – Stan Musial gets his 3,000th hit with a pinch-hit double off Chicago’s Moe Drabowsky at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals win, 5-3. Musial is the eighth player in major league history with 3,000 or more hits.

1981 – Carmichaels’ Bob Phillips pitches a three-hitter and strikes out 17 to improve his record to 8-1 as the Mikes defeat California, 4-1.

1985 – Terry Dalverny pitches the second no-hitter in Fort Cherry High School baseball history. Dalverny strikes out three as the Rangers defeat Immaculate Conception, 12-0.

1986 – Beth-Center’s Ron Brown wins the triple jump at the WPIAL Class AA Track & Field Championships at Neshannock High School. Brown wins with a school-record leap of 44-9. Washington’s Nikki Holmes wins the girls shot put with a throw of 39-5 1/2.

1992 – Rick Tocchet scores two goals and Tom Barrasso stops 33 shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the New York Rangers 5-1 to win the Patrick Division playoff series.

2005 – Tiger Woods misses the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship to end his record of 142 consecutive cuts made over the last seven years on the PGA Tour. Needing a par on the 18th hole at Cottonwood Valley, Woods misses a 15-foot putt. He taps in for a bogey and a 2-over 72, leaving him at one over for the tournament.

BOYS LACROSSE

WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Playoffs

Class 3A

First Round

Monday, May 16

All games 7 p.m.

Central Catholic at Butler; Canon-McMillan at Upper St. Clair; Penn-Trafford at Pine-Richland; Seneca Valley at Bethel Park.

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, May 18

All games 7 p.m.

Butler-Central Catholic winner at Mt. Lebanon; Canon-McMillan-Upper St. Clair winner at Peters Township; Penn-Trafford-Pein-Richland winner at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley-Bethel Park winner at Shady Side Academy.

Semifinals

Monday, May 23

Class 2A

First Round

Tuesday, May 17

All games 7 p.m.

Shaler at Trinity; Sewickley Academy at South Fayette; North Hills at Franklin Regional; Greensburg CC at Moon.

Quarterfinals

Thursday, may 19

All games 7 p.m.

Shaler-Trinity winner at Mars; Sewickley Academy-South Fayette winner at Hampton; North Hills-Franklin Regional winner at Quaker Valley; Greensburg CC-Moon winner at Indiana.

Semifinals

Monday, May 23

GIRLS LACROSSE

WPIAL Girls Lacrosse Playoffs

First Round

Tuesday, March 17

All games 7 p.m.

Seneca Valley at Bethel Park; Latrobe at Fox Chapel; Canon-McMillan at North Allegheny; Moon at Peters Township.

Quarterfinals

Thursday, May 19

All gtames 7 p.m.

Seneca Valley-Bethel Park winner at Shady Side Academy; Latrobe-Fox Chapel winner at Upper St. Clair; Canon-McMillan-North Allegheny winner at Mt. Lebanon; Moon-Peters Township winner at Pine-Richland

Semifinals

Monday, May 23

Class 2A

First Round

Monday, May 16

All games 7 p.m.

South Fayette at Aquinas Academy; Oakland Catholic at Chartiers Valley; Franklin Regional at Quaker Valley; Seton LaSalle at Plum.

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, May 18

All games 7 p.m.

South Fayette-Aquinas Academy winner at Blackhawk; Oakland Catholic-Chartiers Valley winner at Indiana; Franklin Regional-Quaker Valley winner at Mars; Seton LaSalle-Plum winner at Hampton