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He then hit the only home run that has ever ended a World Series in its final Game 7.
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The '''1960 World Series Game 7''' is considered by many to be the greatest [[baseball]] game ever.  The overpowering [[New York Yankees]], as led by [[Mickey Mantle]] and one of the finest teams in the history of sports, completely dominated the underdog Pittsburgh Pirates throughout the series and yet it was tied 3-3 going into this game 7.
 
The '''1960 World Series Game 7''' is considered by many to be the greatest [[baseball]] game ever.  The overpowering [[New York Yankees]], as led by [[Mickey Mantle]] and one of the finest teams in the history of sports, completely dominated the underdog Pittsburgh Pirates throughout the series and yet it was tied 3-3 going into this game 7.
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[[Roberto Clemente]], a bad-ball hitter who was phenomenal in the clutch, led the comeback by the Pirates to where the score was tied in the bottom of the ninth inning.  Then a fill-in at second base, Bill Mazeroski, did not even know it was his turn to bat as lead-off in that inning.
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[[Roberto Clemente]], a bad-ball hitter who was phenomenal in the clutch, led the comeback by the Pirates to where the score was tied in the bottom of the ninth inning.  Then a fill-in at second base, Bill Mazeroski, did not even know it was his turn to bat as lead-off in that inning. He then hit the only home run that has ever ended a World Series in its final Game 7.<ref>One other home run, in the 1993 World Series, ended it in Game 6.</ref>
    
In another strange twist, Yankee catcher Yogi Berra (who sparked many runs for his team earlier in this game) was playing in left field for the unlikely moment of truth.
 
In another strange twist, Yankee catcher Yogi Berra (who sparked many runs for his team earlier in this game) was playing in left field for the unlikely moment of truth.
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