Fifty years ago today, on Oct. 13, 1960, Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski hit the home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the World Series at Forbes Field that vanquished the hated New York Yankees and sparked a party in Pittsburgh that lasted until dawn.

On a page full of items that appeared in the Eagle the next day, then-sports editor Mike Surkalo chose this one from The Associated Press as an overview of the contest that remains the only World Series Game 7 to end on a walkoff home run.