The renowned game winning shot, which capped off the best world series game of all time, occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning of game seven of the 1960 world series. This world series was surrounded by cold war political puns pitting the reds against the yanks. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Lineups 1960 world series game 7 piratesyankees quiz stats by madhatter74. Forbes field officially held 35,000 so anything over that would be a sellout. Rajai davis gametying tworun homer for the tribe off aroldis chapman in the eighth inning will go down in world series lore, but it was ben zobrist who made himself a cubs legend, hitting a goahead double in the 10th inning to help put their 108year title drought to rest. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. One of the weirdest, most wonderful world series ever featuring a surprise climax.
October, 1960 box score the box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october, 1960 at forbes field. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october 5, 1960 at forbes field. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has been played every year since 1903.
Most of the scoring occurred in the last 2 innings. Was this the best game played in world series history. Follow new york yankees team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. The pittsburgh pirates defeated the new york yankees and the box score is. Find highquality 1960 world series stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Bill mazeroski wins the 1960 world series for the pirates with a dramatic walkoff home run against the yankees in game 7 check. In game 7, bill mazeroski hit a walkoff ninthinning home run, the first time a winnertakeall world series game ended with a walkoff home run. Pittsburgh pirates 4 vs new york yankees 3 after a thirtythree year hiatus, baseballs first modern national league champions 1901, the pittsburgh pirates finally returned to the fall classic. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Can you name the lineups 1960 world series game 7 piratesyankees.
The 1961 fivegame series was the shortest since 1954, when the new york giants swept the cleveland indians in four games. Also, it is the earliest world series whose telecasts are known to survive in their entirety. The 1960 world series by baseball almanac with a detailed description, complete rosters, cumulative statistics, and box scores. The yankees obliterated pittsburgh in 3 of the games, which ny won. Dec 30, 2009 giants fan larry levensen always argued that leo durocher could run rings around casey stengel when it came to managing. Pittsburgh pirates 4 vs new york yankees 3 after a thirtythree year hiatus, baseballs first modern national league champions 1901, the pittsburgh pirates finally returned to. It was october th, 1960, that time of year when the last warm days of summer begin to meet crisper fall afternoons. The place was forbes field, a classic baseball park in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Baseballs greatest games 1960 world series game 7 by. The pirates got crush three times in the 1960 world series with similar scores to the lsu defeat last night, yet persevered and came back to win the championship. Durocher never blew a world series the way stengel did in 1960. The 1960 world series featured both a david and goliath matchup and a rematch of sorts, between the powerladen new york yankeeswinners of eighteen of the previous 37 fall classicsand the upstart pittsburgh pirates, making their first postseason appearance since being swept by new york in 1927.
Washington uses big inning to crush houston in world series game 2 the nationals are taking a 20 lead back to washington d. These two teams would meet again 15 years later in the 1976 world series, which the reds would win in a fourgame sweep. The yankees had won in three blowouts by scores of 163, 100 and 120. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october, 1960 at forbes field. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. Pirates fans gather in oakland to relive game 7 of the 1960. You didnt have the choice of gameyou sent in your request and money, and if you were lucky you got the tickets to a game. Since 1922 the world series has followed a bestofsevengames format. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. See results from the 1960 world series quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. While the yankees were 152 in series appearances during that time, they would lose again in 1957, 1960, 1963, and 1964, for a record of 45 in world series over the next decade. Get the best deals on vintage mlb programs when you shop the largest online selection at.
The pittsburgh pirates defeated the new york yankees and the box score is ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye. Bill mazeroski walk off homerun in game 7 of 1960 world. The 1961 world series matched the new york yankees 10953 against the cincinnati reds 9361, with the yankees winning in five games to earn their 19th championship in 39 seasons. Probably one of the few remaining video records of old forbes field in pitsburgh as this world series video takes you there. You watch bill mazeroskis walkoff home run give the pittsburgh pirates a 109 victory over the new york yankees. Three years ago, major league baseball acquired the rights to yankees pitcher don larsens perfect game in the 1956 world series leaving the finale of the 1960 world series. The pirates scored twice in the first inning and twice more in the second, knocking out starter turley in the process. Oct, 2010 relief aces such as face were a relatively novel concept in 1960 many managers, including stengel, would still often use starters in relief, just one symbol of how the 1960 world series.
Bill mazeroski wins the 1960 world series for the pirates with a dramatic walkoff home run against the yankees in game 7. Lineups 1960 world series game 7 piratesyankees quiz. The 1971 pirates won 97 games, and the 1979 champions won 98 games. In 1960, a series to remember or forget the new york times. See results from the lineups 1960 world series game 7 piratesyankees quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Ranking the 10 best world series of all time before the. To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our.
Game 7 10 questions tough, 10 qns, napoleon321, apr 09 06 a quiz on what i think is the greatest baseball game ever played, the 1960 world series, game seven. The blue jays defeated the phillies, four games to two. Without looking at any references, i can tell you it was the 1960 ws between the pittsburgh pirates and ny yankees. Koufax did not pitch in game 1, as it fell on the jewish holy day of yom kippur, but pitched in game 2 and then tossed shutouts in games 5 and 7 with only two days of rest in. The washington nationals won the 2019 world series, earning their first championship in franchise history by outlasting the houston astros in seven games.
The table provides a list of world series champions. Jun 17, 2012 tickets for the 1960 world series in pittsburgh was by lottery, so id always assumed all games were sold out. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers. Baltimore orioles vintage mlb programs for sale ebay. Its very relevant to the point, just as what you posed is. The 1960 pirates finished the regular season with a record of 9559. Can you answer the questions on the 1960 world series.
The 90th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the defending champions and american league al champion toronto blue jays and the national league nl champion philadelphia phillies. Despite my yankees losing, i have long thought that this is the greatest game of all time given its importance, the high score, dramatic ending, constant shifting of fortunes, quickness of play 2 hours 36 minutes for so much action and. Besides mazeroskis historic seriesending hr, the game features an unusual play that ive. The bucs were outscored badly by the bronx bombers in this one but all that counts is wins and losses. Baseballs greatest games 1960 world series game 7 available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers.
Tv, the live video streaming product that airs every game in hd to nearly 400 different devices. The 1960 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates of the national league nl. The world series is major league baseballs mlb postseason playoff series between the champions of its two leagues. Shantz then held the bucs scoreless from the third through seventh innings, during which time the yankees went ahead, 54. A regulation little league game is 6 innings x inning not played or information is unavailable.
It was the yankees first loss in a world series since 1942 and only their second since 1926. Bill mazeroski hit a walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in game 7 of the world series as the pittsburgh pirates defeated the new york yankees. The game pits the winner of the american league versus the national league. Giants fan larry levensen always argued that leo durocher could run rings around casey stengel when it came to managing. Get the best deals on baltimore orioles vintage mlb programs when you shop the largest online selection at. The 1960 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates of the national league nl and the new york yankees of the american league al from october 5, 1960. Media in category 1960 world series the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
That set up a game 7, maybe the greatest game 7 in world series history. Best game ever broadcast found in bing crosbys wine. Much of the playbyplay, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Was there ever an mlb worldseries where the loser scored. The world series begins in late october as the two teams square off in a bestofseven series. This series also marked the end of a long period of invulnerability for the yankees in the world series. Jun 24, 2008 but few, if any, approach the triumph and pathos lingering in the wake of the 1960 world series, called at times the most improbable, or schizophrenic, or simply the strangest series ever. Mlb 1960 world series special game 7 of yankees vs 1960 world series winner lineup roster program history stats 1960 john f kennedy world series game 7 scorecard the mazeroski moment 1960 world series pop history dig. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. For starters, its the complete game 7, 1960 world series, thought to be lost to history. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the college world series, a doubleelimination tournament in its fourteenth year.
Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Whether you think so or not, it is nothing short of classic and almost every fan would agree it was quite exciting. The 1993 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1993 season. For starters, it should probably be disc 1 because the first thing on the disc is a. The 1960 ncaa university division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1960 ncaa university division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. Sep 24, 2010 know how youve seen those grainy clips of game 7 of the 1960 world series, perhaps the greatest game ever played. This world series was the first in which all games were played in cities that did not have national league or american league teams in 1903, the year of the first modern world series. The yankees then ran away with the game, scoring two runs in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. Despite going to a seventh game, it hadnt been much of a series. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. Mlbn has game 7 of the 1960 world series in its entirety, and bill mazeroski chats with bob costas, dec.
The lead and momentum changed several times and the game was ultimately won by a spectacular home run. It is best remembered for the heroics of sandy koufax, who was named the series mvp. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The mazeroski moment1960 world series the pop history dig. For starters, it should probably be disc 1 because the first thing on the disc is a 45 minute recap of all seven games. It was the ultimate in baseball the final, showdown game 7 of a world series. Check out the 1960 mlb season history, featuring league standings, postseason results, nohitters, and baseballs leaders in home runs, era, and more.
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