PITTSBURGH \u2013 Elroy Face, an All-Star reliever for the Pittsburgh Pirates who saved three games in the 1960 World Series to help them upset the New York Yankees, has died. He was 97.<\/p>\n
In a news release Thursday, the Pirates announced they confirmed Face’s death.<\/p>\n
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