Maz Made Tags, Great Fielding Second Sacker, Most of all his b9/solo/#7 ’60 W.S. Ended It, 35 years of no “Buccos” Crowns, Currently Their Drought is 46 Years

In posting about the ’67 All-Star tilt, I cited that Bill Mazeroski, who died a day or days back at age 89, was one of 8 N.L. All-Star starters who eventually made the “Hall.” (ode to Dick, Jimmy and Huntz, among others, not that shrine).

Research revealed many comments regarding “Maz” over the years in this space.

I have posted links to two, the deaths keep coming as does the cold, snow, emptiness and lack of fulfillment.

However, remembering Bill Mazeroski, called Billy, in citing the W.S. winning home run by the great broadcaster, Jack Quinlan, he who died tragically young, brings something warm and nice.

Only, it seems, Bob Skinner, a title winner also with St.Loo in aforementioned ’67 and a Pirates coach when they last titled in ’79 remains on earth from that historic 1960 title team.

Bill Mazeroski Homer Wins The 1960 World Series

Bill Mazeroski and the 1960 World Series

Admittedly down and critical, let’s try humor. It did not happen in a real game but for the great Neil Simon’s script and Gene Saks direction, they filmed Bill hitting into a triple play, vs the Mets. Click below to view a great scene with Walter Matthau, Jack Lemon and Heywood Hale Broun.

Then see Bill Mazeroski, born 20 years to the date before the likely other most dramatic baseball home run, that of Bobby Thomson on October 3, 1951, pictured below the video.

Maz drama after Hal Smith’s the inning before, (I always cite Hal, so many in the media do not), was on October 13, 1960 with the first debate, a classy, issues oriented one, sans name calling between R.M. Nixon and J.F. Kennedy, that night.