02/24/2026
I bet many don’t know this about the 1960 WS game 7. Pirates were trailing 7-4 going into the bottom of the 8th. With 2 outs they were down 7-5 when Clemente legged out an infield single to make it 7-6 and bring up Hal smith with 2 on. He hits a 3 run homer to put pirates up 9-7. Top of ninth Yankees score 2 to tie it. And of course first guy up is maz and on the second pitch he sees makes history. So Hal smith could have possibly been the hero if only Elroy face doesn’t give up 2 runs. Somehow those 2 guys died within a week of each other. RIP Elroy and Maz.
