The Greatest Homerun Ever
When you grow up in Pittsburgh and part of your childhood dream is to play professional baseball, there are certain names you learn before ever hopping out of the crib. Stargell, Clemente, and many others really meant a lot, especially when this city had an actual professional team.
Here’s a little midweek treat because today is the 50th anniversary of the greatest home run ever hit in baseball at any level. (You can try to argue with me, but you’ll lose). I’ve seen this clip hundreds of times but today is the half-century marker. At 3:36 in the afternoon on this date, the unlikely hero stepped to the plate and made history in the final game of the 1960 World Series. Maybe one day we’ll be able to enjoy meaningful baseball in the Burgh again.
Here’s what thousands of kids have dreamed about for more than a century. It’s the World Series. Game 7. Bottom of the 9th. Tie game. You step to the plate. One swing can make you a legend. You hit the ball out of the park for a walk-off world championship winner. Only one man ever actually did it.
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