Tuesday marks the 60th anniversary of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski's walk-off home run in game 7 of the 1960 World Series against the New York Yankees at Forbes Field.
The former second baseman told the KDKA Radio Morning Show what it's like when he thinks about that accomplishment.
"I just get chills up my back - even still today," he said. "It's been 60 years and I still get chills up my back when I hear that. It's amazing."
Mazeroski said he wasn't ready to go up to bat when he hit that home run. "We thought we had the game won. We thought that we'd go out and get three outs and it's over, but they scored two runs and tied it up," explained Maz. "I forgot. I had just sat down and thought 'what are we gonna do now? We gotta beat these guys somehow,' and then somebody yelled, 'hey Maz, you're up' and I was just sitting there wondering how are we gonna beat 'em."
What you may not know about Maz, is that there were some colleges actually scouting him as a basketball player. But he chose the path of professional baseball.
"It was a great career. I just really enjoyed it and I loved baseball and that was about all I thought about in those days when I was young and looking to sign," he said. "I never, never dreamed I'd get to the big leagues, but it was always a hope and a wish and it worked out. So, it was fantastic."
Mazeroski's home run remains the only walk-off in MLB history to decide game 7 of the World Series.
But his career isn't just defined by that home run. KDKA Radio's Larry Richert said Mazeroski had a "tremendous career" mentionng the fact that the Hall of Famer had the most double plays in major league history at second base with 1,706. He also won eight Gold Glove awards.
Mazeroski told KDKA Radio that he'll celebrate the anniversary of the home run with a round of golf.
In 2010, a statue of Mazeroski was erected outside of PNC Park. It shows his famous celebration from that home run.
The 10-time All-Star was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.