Number 7. The 1960 World Series (10 Iconic World Series)
Number seven, the 1960 World Series. The 1960 World Series is best remembered for how it ended on its final swing. The powerhouse Yankees featuring future Hall of Famers Whitey Ford who threw two complete game shutouts in the series. Mickey Mantel and Yogi Barra along with MVP Roger Maris outscored by more than two to one. out hit and out homerred the Pirates and still lost. The deciding game seven ended in dramatic fashion when second baseman Bill Mazeroski, best known for his fielding, sent the hometown Pirates to victory with the ninth inning game-winning home run, the first ever last inning series winning homer. Toronto’s Joe Carter duplicated the feet in game six in 1993. Contested by two long-standing franchises in historic ballparks, Forbes Field in Yankee Stadium, the 1960 series was the culmination of baseball’s now rosecoled postwar boom. The game would begin to change almost immediately with the expansion to California and Washington DC in 1961 and two more teams added in Houston and New York in 1962. The latter of which, the Amazing Mets, would win the World Series in 1969. Do you agree with our top 10 World Series? Let us know in the comments.
In the 1960 World Series, the New York Yankees outscored, outhit, and outhomered the Pittsburgh Pirates—but still came up short! Bill Mazeroski sealed the deal with an iconic walk-off homer, making baseball history as the first-ever last-inning Series-winning home run.
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