It is a little known fact that Al Helfer, who was born in the Mon Valley, was the recipient of the 2019 Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball."
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As Ron Necciai recalls, the first two batters both went down in strikes. The third guy got lucky -- sort of. The ball got away from the catcher, who quickly got the batter out at first base.
Donora was the site of an innovative event on Friday, an All-Class reunion for not just one year or one high school, but one covering a span of many years and several schools.
We have chronicled many baseball players from Western Pennsylvania in the Memory Lane column, and another forgotten diamond star was brought t…
