The story of the 1960 world series is really pretty sensational. The Yankees were in the midst of their run of dominating the AL and MLB, and won their 10th pennant in 12 years. the Pirates meanwhile were creeping out of the cellar at the end of the 50's, after being really irrelevant for 30 years. Some of the teams they put on the field in the 50's were historically bad, w/ 1 good player (Ralph Kiner).

It's a bit of David v Goliath w/ an odd up and down series:
1 -- Pit 6, NYY 4 @ Pit
2 -- NYY 16, Pit 3 @ Pit
3 -- NYY 10, Pit 0 @ NY
4 -- Pit 3, NYY 2 @ NY
5 -- Pit 5, NYY 2 @ NY
6 -- NYY 12, Pit 0 @ Pit
7 -- Pit 10, NY 9 @ Pit

The Yankees outscored the Pirates pretty handily, w/ the Yankees winning big but the Pirates winning close.

Series hero Bill Mazeroski is a local boy made good here in Pittsburgh. He grew up poor in WV / Eastern Ohio about an hour outside of town. He was signed by the Pirates out of high school and still lives here in the area w/ trips down to spring training as a special instructor.

While Forbes Field is gone, giving way to a new building on Pitt's campus, part of the outfield wall remains. Home plate is still there too, near the bathrooms in the previously mentioned building. On the sidewalk and street outside, there's a brick in-lay marking the flight of the ball of Maz's HR w/ a plaque set in the sidewalk. When PNC Park was built, they took a section of the existing wall and made it the backdrop of a bronze statue of Maz's celebratory trip around the bases.

Another great image of the play, I think, is the shot of Pitt students on the top of the massive Cathedral of Learning, looking into Forbes Field.

ETA: the best player on that team was also a local guy: 1960 NL MVP Dick Groat from Swissvale. A guy who played in the NBA and MLB, and still serves as the color-man on Pitt basketball radio broadcasts.

This post was edited on 5/31/15 at 5:34 pm