Fans To Mark 54th Anniversary Of Maz's Homer
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – It was 54 years ago today that Bill Mazeroski entered the history books.
Mazeroski clinched the 1960 World Series for the Pirates with a ninth inning home run in Game 7 against the New York Yankees at Forbes Field.
That come-from-behind victory over the Mickey Mantle-led Yankees – the Pirates trailed 7-4 in the eighth inning – is considered to be one of baseball's classic games.
Today, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Schenley Plaza will hold their annual celebration of Mazeroski Day.
Forbes Field was demolished in the early 1970s to make way for the Pitt Law School, but fans gather at the ballpark's lone remnant – the center-field wall – each Oct. 13 to listen to a replay of the radio broadcast. The tradition began in 1985 when fan Saul Finkelstein, who has since died, took a portable tape player with him to the center field wall and replayed the game. As he kept up the tradition, others began joining him.
Today's event will begin at 12:15 p.m.
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