On October 13,1960, the Pirates got a homerun from Bill Mazeroski. What is significant about this homerun in baseball history?
- It was the first walk off homerun in a World Series Game 7 that won the Series against the Yankees.
- It completed the only hitting for a cycle in a World Series game winning the series for Pittsburgh in game 6.
- It was the first Grand Slam in World Series history, winning Game 7 and the Series versus the Yankees.
- It is the only inside the park homerun in a World Series Game that beat the Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series.
Answer
The correct answer is A) It was the first walk off homerun in a World Series Game 7 that won the Series against the Yankees..
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