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Baseball Legend Bill Mazeroski Dies
Bill Mazeroski died at age 89. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced his death on Saturday.
Mazeroski was a Baseball Hall of Famer. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the United States.
In 1960 he hit a walk-off home run. It was in the 9th inning of Game 7. The World Series championship went to Pittsburgh because of that home run.
Klear Note — The World Series is baseball's biggest championship. It happens every year between the top teams. Mazeroski's 1960 home run won the title for Pittsburgh.
Key Terms 3
- Baseball Hall of Famer
- A player chosen as one of baseball's greatest of all time.
- walk-off home run
- A home run that ends the game with the hitting team winning.
- World Series
- The championship game series in Major League Baseball.