Bill Mazeroski was born on Saturday, September 5, 1936, in Wheeling, West Virginia. Mazeroski was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 7, 1956, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Mazeroski baseball stats page.
"I've got twelve pages here. That's not like me. I'll probably skip half of it and get half way through this thing and quit anyhow. It's getting awful hot out here, so that's a good excuse to make it short. So, but anyhow, I think defense belongs in the Hall of Fame. Defense deserves as much credit as pitching and hitting. And I'm proud and honored to be going in to the Hall of Fame on the defensive side and mostly for my defensive abilities. I feel special. This is gonna be hard, so I probably won't say about half of this stuff. I want to thank the Veteran's Committee for this great, great honor. The highest honor in baseball. I thought when the Pirates retired my number that that would be the greatest thing to ever happen to me. It's hard to top this. I don't think I'm gonna make it. I think you can kiss these twelve pages down the drain. I just want to thank everybody. I want to thank the Hall of Fame, I want to thank the Veteran's Committee, I want to thank all the friends and family that made this long trip up here to listen to me speak and hear this crap. Thank you very, very much. Thanks everybody. That's enough." - Mazeroski, Bill. Hall of Fame Induction Day Speech. Cooperstown, New York. 5 August 2001.
Bill MazeroskiBill Mazeroski Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams Baseball Card (#78) |
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Bill MazeroskiBill Mazeroski Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bill MazeroskiBill Mazeroski Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1956 | 20 | Pirates | 81 | 255 | 30 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .243 | .293 | .318 |
1957 | 21 | Pirates | 148 | 526 | 59 | 149 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .283 | .318 | .407 |
1958 | 22 | Pirates | 152 | 567 | 69 | 156 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 68 | 25 | 3 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | .275 | .308 | .439 |
1959 | 23 | Pirates | 135 | 493 | 50 | 119 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 29 | 1 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .241 | .283 | .339 |
1960 | 24 | Pirates | 151 | 538 | 58 | 147 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 64 | 40 | 15 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .273 | .320 | .392 |
1961 | 25 | Pirates | 152 | 558 | 71 | 148 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | .265 | .298 | .380 |
1962 | 26 | Pirates | 159 | 572 | 55 | 155 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 81 | 37 | 16 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .271 | .315 | .418 |
1963 | 27 | Pirates | 142 | 534 | 43 | 131 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .245 | .286 | .343 |
1964 | 28 | Pirates | 162 | 601 | 66 | 161 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 29 | 11 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 21 | .268 | .300 | .381 |
1965 | 29 | Pirates | 130 | 494 | 52 | 134 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | .271 | .294 | .346 |
1966 | 30 | Pirates | 162 | 621 | 56 | 163 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 82 | 31 | 9 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .262 | .296 | .398 |
1967 | 31 | Pirates | 163 | 639 | 62 | 167 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 30 | 7 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | .261 | .292 | .352 |
1968 | 32 | Pirates | 143 | 506 | 36 | 127 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .251 | .304 | .312 |
1969 | 33 | Pirates | 67 | 227 | 13 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .229 | .298 | .308 |
1970 | 34 | Pirates | 112 | 367 | 29 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .229 | .283 | .324 |
1971 | 35 | Pirates | 70 | 193 | 17 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .254 | .303 | .295 |
1972 | 36 | Pirates | 34 | 64 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .217 | .250 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 2,163 | 7,755 | 769 | 2,016 | 294 | 62 | 138 | 3 | 853 | 447 | 110 | 706 | 87 | 70 | 20 | 194 | .260 | .299 | .367 |
Bill MazeroskiBill Mazeroski Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1956 Pirates | 2B | 81 | 81 | 2,016 | 413 | 5.1 | 405 | 163 | 242 | 8 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.42 |
1957 Pirates | 2B | 144 | 141 | 3,714 | 768 | 5.3 | 751 | 308 | 443 | 17 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 5.46 |
1958 Pirates | 2B | 152 | 152 | 453 | 857 | 5.6 | 840 | 344 | 496 | 17 | 118 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 50.07 |
1959 Pirates | 2B | 133 | 129 | 3,501 | 689 | 5.2 | 676 | 303 | 373 | 13 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.21 |
1960 Pirates | 2B | 151 | 150 | 435 | 872 | 5.8 | 862 | 413 | 449 | 10 | 127 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 53.50 |
1961 Pirates | 2B | 152 | 151 | 444 | 938 | 6.2 | 915 | 410 | 505 | 23 | 144 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 55.64 |
1962 Pirates | 2B | 159 | 159 | 177 | 948 | 6.0 | 934 | 425 | 509 | 14 | 138 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 142.47 |
1963 Pirates | 2B | 138 | 138 | 3,687 | 860 | 6.2 | 846 | 340 | 506 | 14 | 131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 6.20 |
1964 Pirates | 2B | 162 | 162 | 480 | 912 | 5.6 | 889 | 346 | 543 | 23 | 122 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 50.01 |
1965 Pirates | 2B | 127 | 125 | 3,393 | 738 | 5.8 | 729 | 290 | 439 | 9 | 113 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 5.80 |
1966 Pirates | 2B | 162 | 162 | 471 | 957 | 5.9 | 949 | 411 | 538 | 8 | 161 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 54.40 |
1967 Pirates | 2B | 163 | 160 | 477 | 933 | 5.7 | 915 | 417 | 498 | 18 | 131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 51.79 |
1968 Pirates | 2B | 142 | 138 | 3,765 | 801 | 5.6 | 786 | 319 | 467 | 15 | 107 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.64 |
1969 Pirates | 2B | 65 | 64 | 1,635 | 330 | 5.1 | 326 | 134 | 192 | 4 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 5.38 |
1970 Pirates | 2B | 102 | 99 | 2,664 | 559 | 5.5 | 552 | 227 | 325 | 7 | 87 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 5.59 |
1971 Pirates | 2B | 46 | 37 | 1,035 | 219 | 4.8 | 216 | 95 | 121 | 3 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.63 |
1971 Pirates | 3B | 7 | 6 | 150 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
1972 Pirates | 2B | 15 | 12 | 321 | 69 | 4.6 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.72 |
1972 Pirates | 3B | 3 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.77 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 2,094 | 2,060 | 28,668 | 11,863 | 5.7 | 11,659 | 4,974 | 6,685 | 204 | 1,706 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 10.98 | |
3B Totals | 10 | 7 | 189 | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.57 | |
17 Years | 2,104 | 2,067 | 28,857 | 11,874 | 5.6 | 11,670 | 4,976 | 6,694 | 204 | 1,706 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 10.92 |
Bill MazeroskiBill Mazeroski Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1956 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.0 | 10.6 | 18.2 | - | - | - |
1957 Pirates | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 65.8 | 10.7 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1958 Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 29.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1959 Pirates | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 70.4 | 9.1 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1960 Pirates | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 48.9 | 10.8 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1961 Pirates | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1962 Pirates | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 40.9 | 12.2 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1963 Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 66.8 | 11.6 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
1964 Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 60.1 | 11.6 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1965 Pirates | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 82.3 | 14.5 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1966 Pirates | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 38.8 | 10.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1967 Pirates | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 71.0 | 11.6 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1968 Pirates | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 168.7 | 13.3 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1969 Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 75.7 | 14.2 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1970 Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 52.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1971 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 0 | n/a | 193.0 | 24.1 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1972 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.8 | 21.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 27 | 23 | .540 | 65 | 1 | n/a | 56.2 | 11.0 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
Bill MazeroskiBill Mazeroski Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
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1968 Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
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1970 Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
Bill Mazeroski Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Bill Mazeroski won eight Gold Glove Awards at Second Base, third most in baseball history behind only Roberto Alomar (10) and Ryne Sandberg (9). Maz, however, holds the Major League record for Most Double Plays in a Career at Second Base (1,706) and Most Double Plays in a Season at Second Base (161).
There have been more than 600+ World Series games played in Major League history and sixteen of them have ended with a walk-off home run. [Find out why number four is missing below the research.]
World Series Walk Off HRs |
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# | World Series | Game # | Player |
#1 | 1949 World Series | Game 1 | Tommy Henrich |
#2 | 1954 World Series | Game 1 | Dusty Rhodes |
#3 | 1957 World Series | Game 4 | Eddie Mathews |
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#5 | 1964 World Series | Game 3 | Mickey Mantle |
#6 | 1975 World Series | Game 6 | Carlton Fisk |
#7 | 1988 World Series | Game 1 | Kirk Gibson |
#8 | 1988 World Series | Game 3 | Mark McGwire |
#9 | 1991 World Series | Game 6 | Kirby Puckett |
#10 | 1993 World Series | Game 6 | Joe Carter |
#11 | 1999 World Series | Game 3 | Chad Curtis |
#12 | 2001 World Series | Game 4 | Derek Jeter |
#13 | 2003 World Series | Game 4 | Alex Gonzalez |
#14 | 2005 World Series | Game 2 | Scott Podsednik |
#15 | 2011 World Series | Game 6 | David Freese |
#16 | 2018 World Series | Game 3 | Max Muncy |
Missing from the list of World Series walk off home runs, #4, hit by Bill Mazeroski during Game 7 of the 1960 World Series — the first, and to date, only Game 7 walk-off home run in World Series history! The legendary home run occurred after the New York Yankees rallied to tie the game 9-9, in the bottom of the ninth, Ralph Terry was on the mound, and Mazeroski hit the championship winning home run over the left field wall.
Bill Mazeroski Video | 1960 World Series | Game 7 | 13 October 1960
Did you know that Maz led the National League game in games played in 1966 (162) and 1967 (163)? Mazeroski might be best known for that one walk-off home run (mentioned above) and even said on ESPN SportsCentury, "After it was over, it was pretty much like any other game. I just thought it was another home run to win a ballgame and would never last 40 years," but fans should never forget (Acocella, Nick. ESPN Classic. Mazeroski was a defensive gem at second base.), "he was the premier defensive second baseman of his -- or perhaps any -- time." A sentiment made by many of his peers as well: Bill Virdon, "Nobody ever played second base like he did, and I've been in the game 50 years. The impressive thing about Maz was that he did everything perfectly. I backed him up for 10 years and never got a ball." Baseball Hall of Fame, "Mazeroski eventually became one of the best defensive second baseman in history with a lifetime .983 fielding percentage."
Bill Mazeroski | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2001 (HOF)