Blast from the past about historic blast
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.
