Bill Mazeroski, Pittsburgh Pirates Legend and Baseball Hall of Famer, Dies at 89
The Pittsburgh Pirates legend, after an all-star filled 17-year MLB career, was inducted in 2001 into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bill Mazeroski throws out the first pitch honoring the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, on Sept. 3, 2016. Justin K. Aller/Getty Images
Although Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski is remembered most for hitting a walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, it was his glove work at second base that punched his ticket for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Mazeroski died on Friday. He was 89.
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
