Bill Mazeroski

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Bill Mazeroski

Born:	September 5, 1936
Birthplace:	Wheeling, West Virginia
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	195 lbs
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1954: Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates
College:	None
High School:	Warren Consolidated HS (OH)
Teams:	Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 - 1972

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

William Stanley "Bill" Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936, in Wheeling, West Virginia), signed with Pittsburgh as a 17-year-old shortstop and was promptly moved to second base by the Pirates' Branch Rickey. Mazeroski eventually became one of the best defensive second baseman in history with a lifetime .983 fielding percentage. The 10-time National League All-Star led the league in assists nine times, fielding percentage three times, and double plays eight times. A consistent batter, with 2,016 career hits, “Maz” achieved hero status in Pittsburgh's 1960 Fall Classic against the Yankees, when he became the first player ever to end the World Series with a home run.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 2001, Player

1960 Major League Player of the Year
1960 Babe Ruth Award
7-time All-Star (1958-60, 1962 -64,1967)
8-time National League Gold Glove - 2B (1958, 1960-61, 1963-67)

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Achievements

Won two World Series Rings with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1960 & 1971)

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Trivia

In a role originally intended for Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski had a cameo appearance in the 1968 film "The Odd Couple," in which he hits into a game-ending triple play
In 1966 and 1967, Mazeroski and shortstop Gene Alley won two Gold Gloves, joining a select list of eight shortstop-second baseman duos have won the honor in the same season while playing together.

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