Bill Mazeroski’s 9th-inning pinch-single paves the way for a Pirate win, 4 – 3, over the Expos. It is Maz’s first pinch-hit in his career, which began 14 years earlier.

On May 16, 1970 — Bill Mazeroski’s 9th-inning pinch-single paves the way for a Pirate win, 4 – 3, over the Expos. It is Maz’s first pinch-hit in his career, which began 14 years earlier.

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Bill Mazeroski’s 9th-inning pinch-single paves the way for a Pirate win, 4 – 3, over the Expos. It is Maz’s first pinch-hit in his career, which began 14 years earlier.

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