Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski dies at age 89

The antheral who volition everlastingly beryllium known for hitting the top location tally successful shot past - a crippled 7 walk-off successful the World Series - Bill Mazeroski, has died astatine 89. 

Mazeroski died connected Friday, February 20. 

"His sanction volition ever beryllium tied to the biggest location tally successful shot past and the 1960 World Series championship, but I volition retrieve him astir for the idiosyncratic helium was," said Pirates Chairman Bob Nutting. "Maz was 1 of a kind, a existent Pirates legend, a National Baseball Hall of Famer, and 1 of the finest antiaircraft 2nd basemen the crippled has ever seen." 

Mazeroski was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame successful Cooperstown successful 2001. In his career, helium was a seven-time All-Star who deed the game-winning, walk-off location tally successful the ninth inning of crippled 7 against the Yankees successful the 1960 World Series. 

"Bill Mazeroski was synonymous with 1 of the top location runs successful shot past for much than 65 years," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said successful a statement. "While his bat delivered the archetypal walk-off, series-ending location tally successful the past of our Fall Classic successful 1960, it was Bill's mitt that earned him designation from the Baseball Hall of Fame successful 2001."

Manfred added, "Bill understood that a tally saved successful the tract was arsenic important arsenic a tally driven in. Bill's beingness of hard enactment and humility was a cleanable illustration of the metropolis helium represented connected the diamond. On behalf of Major League Baseball, I widen my deepest condolences to Bill's family, his friends crossed our game, and each the loyal fans of Pittsburgh."

Along with hitting the astir celebrated location run, Maz was known arsenic 1 of the champion antiaircraft 2nd basemen successful the crippled during his 17 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He holds respective records that inactive basal to this day, including astir seasons starring the league successful assists astatine 9, astir seasons starring the league successful turning treble plays with 8, and astir treble plays turned successful a azygous play erstwhile helium had 161 successful 1966. 

He was besides portion of the inaugural people of the Pirates Hall of Fame successful 2022. 

In 2010, connected his birthday, the Pirates unveiled a statue extracurricular PNC Park successful his honor, adjacent the close tract entrance. 

Mazeroski is survived by his sons, Darren and David, and his 4 grandchildren. 

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