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Mazeroski’s Home Run

Just as Mays was an offensive force who had a great moment with his glove (Mays was a true five-tool player), the opposite was true of West Virginia native Bill Mazeroski. Known as Maz, he was one of the best defensive second basemen of all time, winning eight Gold Gloves in his career with Pittsburgh. The Pirate’s Hall of Famer forever will be remembered, however, for one mighty swing of his bat.

In the 1960 World Series, Pittsburgh and the Yankees were tied at three games each and nine runs each in the bottom of the ninth in game seven. Mazeroski was the first hitter of the inning, and he didn’t bother to waste time building tension. Maz hit the second pitch over the left-field wall to end the World Series in dramatic fashion. It is the only game seven walk-off home run in World Series history.

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