Thursday, September 05, 2024

Happy # 88 Bill Mazeroski


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We say happy birthday to Bill Mazeroski who was born in West Virginia on this day in 1936.

Maz, as he was known, was the Pirate who hit a "bottom of the 9th home run" to beat the Yankees in game 7 of the 1960 World Series. 


He broke with Pittsburgh in 1956 and played until 1972:  .260 with 2,016 hits in 2,163 games plus 8 Gold Gloves at second base.