Bill Mazeroski Dies at Age 89, Pirates HOFer Hit Walk-Off HR in Game 7 of 1960 World Series

Pittsburgh Pirates legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski has died at the age of 89.

The Pirates issued a statement about Mazeroski on Saturday morning:

Mazeroski spent his entire 17-year MLB career in Pittsburgh after signing with the team at the age of 17 in 1954. He spent two years in the minors before being called up to the big leagues midway through the 1956 season.

It wasn't until his third season in 1958 that Mazeroski came into his own. He made the first All-Star appearance of his career, won a Gold Glove and finished eighth in NL MVP voting.

The 1960 season saw the Pirates win an NL-high 95 games to reach the World Series where they took on the New York Yankees. Mazeroski provided one of the most iconic moments in MLB history in that series with his series-clinching walk-off homer in Game 7 to give the Pirates a 10-9 win.

It remains the only walk-off homer in Game 7 of a World Series. Joe Carter is the only other player with a series-clinching walk-off home run in the Fall Classic, doing so in Game 6 of the 1993 series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies.

Mazeroski finished his career with 2,016 hits and two World Series titles. His eight Gold Glove awards are tied for the third-most among second basemen in MLB history.

The veterans committee elected Mazeroski to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. The Pirates retired his No. 9 jersey in 1987. He was also part of the team's inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2022.