Baseball Player

Bill Mazeroski

1936 - 2026

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His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Mazeroski is the 45th most popular baseball player, the 11,917th most popular biography from United States and the 35th most popular American Baseball Player.

Bill Mazeroski is most famous for hitting the walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, clinching the championship for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Surprisingly, he won eight Gold Gloves for his exceptional defensive skills at second base, far outshining his modest career batting stats. His lasting legacy includes induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001, where he is celebrated as one of the greatest fielding infielders in MLB history.

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Among Baseball Players

Among baseball players, Bill Mazeroski ranks 45 out of 91Before him are Carl Yastrzemski, Shohei Ohtani, Ernie Banks, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny Ramirez, and Hideki Matsui. After him are Edgar Martínez, Albert Pujols, Hank Greenberg, David Ortiz, Pedro Martínez, and Yu Darvish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Bill Mazeroski ranks 560Before him are John Tchicai, Adrian Smith, Mihály Fülöp, Peter Duesberg, Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, and Barbara Mikulski. After him are Tommy Steele, Billy Higgins, Reginald Hill, Dave Allen, Sergio Navarro, and Jackie Lewis. Among people deceased in 2026, Bill Mazeroski ranks 133Before him are Susan Haack, Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Borislav Mikhailov, Mary Rand, Peter Duesberg, and Nicholas Brendon. After him are Eddie McCreadie, Doug Moe, James Van Der Beek, Brad Arnold, Mike Melvill, and T. K. Carter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Mazeroski ranks 11,917 out of NaNBefore him are Dave Wottle (1950), Lorraine Hansberry (1930), David McCullough (1933), Clyde Lovellette (1929), Steven R. McQueen (1988), and Vern Mikkelsen (1928). After him are Jeff Ament (1963), Alan Rudolph (1943), James Moody (1925), Alonzo Mourning (1970), Hampton Fancher (1938), and LeRoy Pope Walker (1817).

Among Baseball Players In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Bill Mazeroski ranks 35Before him are Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Greg Maddux (1966), Bob Gibson (1935), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Ernie Banks (1931), and Ken Griffey Jr. (1969). After him are Edgar Martínez (1963), Hank Greenberg (1911), Roy Halladay (1977), Mike Piazza (1968), Clayton Kershaw (1988), and Aaron Judge (1992).

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