B Bennett / Contributor

To this day, it remains the only World Series decided by a walk-off home run in Game 7. The Pirates and Yankees played one of the most curious Fall Classics ever when they met in 1960. New York bulldozed the Pirates in each of its three wins, with a combined score of 38-3 in those contests. The Pirates, by contrast, outscored the Yankees just 24-17 in their four wins. Game 7 was a back-and-forth affair, with the lead changing hands three times in the final two innings. With the score tied 9-9 in the bottom of the ninth, Pittsburgh’s Bill Mazeroski, known mostly for his defense, smashed a 1-0 fastball over the left field wall for an improbable victory. For the series, the Pirates were outscored 55-27; Mickey Mantle later said that the series was the only loss that ever drove him to tears.

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