Bill Mazeroski ✝

William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936) is an American former baseball second baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1956–72. Nicknamed "Maz", he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.\n', ' Mazeroski is regarded as one of the greatest defensive second basemen of all time. He was an All-Star for seven seasons[a] and a Gold Glove Award winner for eight seasons. He was a key member of the Pirates\' World Series-winning teams in 1960 and 1971, the former of which he clinched by hitting a walk-off home run in Game 7—the only game 7 walk-off homer in World Series history.\n', ' Mazeroski was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, of Polish descent and grew up in Rush Run, Ohio. He attended Warren Consolidated High School in Tiltonsville, Ohio, excelling in both baseball and basketball. He started on the varsity baseball team as a freshman.\n', '