Game Seven: Maz Homer in 9th Wins, 10-9
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Bill Mazeroski coming into home plate during the 1960 World Series.
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THE HOME OF THE WORLD CHAMPS, Oct, 13 -- Bill Mazeroski sailed a homer out of Forbes Field on the second pitch in the ninth inning and the Pirates were champions of the world of baseball.
They came from behind with a roaring five runs in the eighth when Hal Smith -- an old Yankee -- hit a three-run homer and then won in the ninth, 10-9, over Casey Stengel's crowd of bruisers.
Mazeroski, who must be the greatest .270 hitter in baseball -- he is today, that's for certain -- went sailing around the bases waving his hat in one hand and pandemonium broke loose among the 36,683 patrons.
Ralph Terry, the 22-year-old righty of the Yanks, was the loser and Harvey Haddix, who put the Bucs in front three to two by winning the fifth game in Yankee Stadium, now has two World Series pitching victories.
The Yankees had roughed up Vern Law and Roy Face and Bob Friend to take a 7-5 lead, but Dan Murtaugh's brash Buccos wouldn't quit.
And who will say they backed into Pittsburgh's first world title since 1925?
• Chronicle of the Pirates' 1960 season
• Maz's triumphant trot around the bases
Game One: Bucs Top Yanks in Opener
Game Two: Pirate Second Victory Slightly Delayed / Beat 'Em Bucs, Next Time!
Game Three: We still can't believe it; Bucs are better than that!
Game Four: Oh, My! How sweet this is!
Game Five: We had 'em all the way, 5-2
Game 6 Yankees blast Pirates, 12-0
It was the third time now that the Pirates have been baseball's kingpins. And it was a sight to see them do it the Yankee way, after being tagged as a club that "hits one over this way and one over that way," by Casey.
Today they hit three home runs. Rocky Nelson, who could be wearing the goat's horns this morning, socked one in the first inning then along came the Smith boy in the eighth and the Mazeroski kid in the ninth.
First Published October 13, 2010 12:00 am
