Monday, October 20, 2025

World Series Home Runs in "Sudden Death" games. Mazeroski hit the only walk off.

Photo of Bill Mazeroski

Bill Mazeroski

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

5-11183lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: September 51936 (Age: 89-045d) in Wheeling, WV






1960 Mazeroski hit the only "Sudden Death" walk off HR in WS that I could find:

HR: Bill Mazeroski (2, off Ralph Terry, 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF). Leading off breaking 9-9 tie.

https://stathead.com/tiny/gMTHw

For single games, Playing in the AL or NL, in the World Series, in Sudden Death Games, requiring Home Runs >= 1, sorted by ascending Date.

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Yogi Berra in 1956 is the only one with two HR. Berra had 8 Total Bases, the most in this group.

Five in 1960 and 1964.

1924 game went 12 innings but did not end on a HR.

1925 Peckinpaugh homered for Washington in top of the 8th to break a 6-6 tie but Pittsburgh scored three in the bottom of the 8th to win.

Del Crandall in 1957 & 1958.

Multiple times:

3: Skowron

2: Berra, Crandall, Mantle (Mickey has the biggest gap: 1952 - 1964)

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