Is $5 Million Bill Mazeroski Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family William Stanley Mazeroski (Born September 5, 1936), Nicknamed "Maz", Is a Former...
Bill Mazeroski Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936), nicknamed "Maz", is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career (1956–72) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. A key member of the Pirates' World Series-winning teams in 1960 and 1971, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.Regarded as one of the greatest defensive second basemen of all time, he is perhaps best known for winning the 1960 World Series with a dramatic game-ending home run. While Toronto's Joe Carter also hit a Series-ending home run in 1993, Mazeroski's remains the only home run to win a World Series Game 7.
Net Worth
$5 Million
Date Of Birth
September 5, 1936
Place Of Birth
Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
Height
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Profession
American baseball player and coach
Work Position
Last hitter of the World Series
Nicknames
Mazeroski, Bill, Bill Mazeroski
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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They had a guy out there pitching and he was throwing fastballs. I knew I had to hit a line drive to the third baseman. It only took two takes. The first pitch, I hit a line drive that went just foul. The second one, I hit a one-hopper right to third. He caught it, stepped on third, threw to second, threw to first, a triple play. Now that took talent. - on having only 10 minutes prior to a scheduled game to film a scene for The Odd Couple (1968)
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Fact
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Inducted into The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Inducted into the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Inducted into the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference in 2004.
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Made major league debut on 7 July 1956.
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His name is part of the title of an episode of Grace Under Fire (1993), and was also given to one character in an episode of The X-Files (1993).
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Mazeroski's eating habits amazed teammates; one of them later recalled that Maz would order two Budweisers and two kielbasa sausages for breakfast.
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He met his wife - who was then working in the Pirates' front office - when manager Danny Murtaugh introduced them.
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Played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1956-1972).
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Grew up in a one-room house in eastern Ohio.
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Inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Was an 8-time Gold Glove winner at second base during his career.
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Was the hero of the 1960 World Series, hitting a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 off Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry to win the game, 10-9, and the Series, 4 games to 3. A plaque in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park marks the spot where the ball landed.
