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1960s World Series: Pirates vs. Yankees, 55 years later

Fifty-five years ago today, Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski hit a game-ending, World Series-winning home run and earned his place not just in Pittsburgh lore but in baseball history. Here is a compilation of coverage from 1960 and 2010, as we celebrate the 55th anniversary of that famous home run.

"I was too happy to think. I was really happy. I don't know what I thought."

Those were the words Bill Mazeroski uttered when asked what he thought when he connected with the pitch that sank the Yankees in Game 7 of the World Series. Read a full Post-Gazette story from Oct.