Roger Angell, Joe Wood, Ron Darling, Steve Scafa
My Friday newspaper column has items about Ron Darling and Steve Scafa, the latter of whom is best known for his heroics against Darling in the St. John's vs. Yale NCAA regional playoff game of 1981.
Scafa broke up Darling's no-hitter in the 12th, then stole second, third and home for the game's lone run.
This is the famous story that Roger Angell wrote about watching the game with Smokey Joe Wood, who went 34-5 for the 1912 Boston American League club. He later coached at Yale.
Angell refers to Scafa as a "stubby, ebullient second baseman."
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