First World Series Memory - 1960 - Yanks vs Pirates

I was already a "betting man" by the time I was in 7th grade, so my money in this Series was on the Yankees.

I never thought they could lose to the Pirates. The Yanks had all the big names: Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Tony Kubek, Roger Maris, etc. The Pirates? They had Roberto Clemente, Bill Virdon, Harvey Haddix, and of course, a second baseman named Bill Mazeroski.

They say that Game 7 of the 1960 World Series may be the best ballgame every played. It was exciting, I remember that. Mazeroski put himself into the record books with that final homer that beat the Yanks. I lost my bet, but I still have the memories, 49 years later.

This is a link to the Baseball Almanac page on the 1960 World Series.