Baseball Player

Bill Mazeroski

American baseball player and coach

1936 - 2026

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His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Mazeroski is the 46th most popular baseball player, the 11,963rd most popular biography from United States and the 36th 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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Bill Mazeroski's biography spans 14 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 50.70.

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Among Baseball Players

Among baseball players, Bill Mazeroski ranks 46 out of 162. Before 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 574. Before him are Pavel Arsenov, 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 288. Before him are Peter Hollingworth, Peter Duesberg, Cleve Moler, S. Janaki, Nicholas Brendon, and Bjørn Tidmand. After him are Alan Hale, Dee Palmer, Rick Adelman, Eddie McCreadie, Teejan Bai, and Doug Moe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Mazeroski ranks 11,963 out of 23,232. Before 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).

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Among Baseball Players In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Bill Mazeroski ranks 36. Before 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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