Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, has died at the age of 89.
Pittsburgh Pirates special spring training coaches, Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski, right, and Bill Virdon, watch the team during spring training on Feb. 26, 2015, in Bradenton, Fla.
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Fans rush onto the field toward the Pittsburgh Pirates' Bill Mazeroski after he hit a walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series against the New York Yankees in Pittsburgh.
Baseball fans line up in the rain outside PNC Park in front of a statue of Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies on May 21, 2016, in Pittsburgh.
Today in sports history: Bill Mazeroski's walk-off homer hands Pirates 1960 World Series title
1960: Bill Mazeroski hits walk-off home run to give Pirates the World Series championship
1960 — Bill Mazeroski opens the bottom of the ninth with a home run off Ralph Terry of the New York Yankees to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 10-9 victory and the World Series championship.
In this Oct. 13, 1960, file photo, fans rush onto the field toward Pittsburgh Pirates' Bill Mazeroski as he comes home on his Game 7-ending home run in the ninth inning to win the World Series against the New York Yankees in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
1963: Mickey Wright wins her fourth LPGA championship in six years
1963 — Mickey Wright wins her fourth LPGA championship in six years by beating Mary Lena Faulk, Mary Mills and Louise Suggs by two strokes.
Mickey Wright of Dallas swings her putter on the 18th green and sinks a 15-foot birdie putt at the Dallas Civitan Open golf tournament at Glen Lakes Country Club in Dallas, Texas, May 26, 1963. Wright won the tourney with a 72-hole score of 283. (AP Photo)
2011: American Jordyn Wieber wins all-around world title
2011 — American Jordyn Wieber wins another gold medal, beating Russia’s Viktoria Komova for the all-around title at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo. Wieber, who led the Americans to the team title two days earlier, finishes with 59.382 points, just 0.033 ahead of the Russian.
USA's Jordyn Wieber performs on the balance beam on her way to winning the women's individual all-round final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Tokyo, Japan Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
2013: Dennis Kimetto overcomes malaria to win Chicago Marathon
2013 — Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto, six weeks removed from a bout of malaria, breaks the course mark in capturing the Chicago Marathon. Kimetto finishes in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 45 seconds, leading a 1-2-3 finish for Kenyan men. He beats the mark of 2:04:38 set by Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede last year.
Dennis Kimetto of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles)
2017: Detroit hands Vegas its first franchise loss
2017 — Gustav Nyquist scores twice and Detroit has four goals in the third period to beat Vegas 6-3, handing the NHL’s newest franchise its first loss. Vegas is the first NHL expansion team to win its first three games.
Detroit Red Wings' Gustav Nyquist, right, celebrates with Anthony Mantha after Nyquist scored against the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
