In the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the wild 1960 World Series, Bill Mazeroski of the underdog Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the mighty New York Yankees. The Pirates were huge underdogs against the dynastic New York Yankees, who had captured 16 World Series titles since Pittsburgh's last title in 1925. While the Yankees occupied baseball's penthouse, the Pirates languished in its basement. The perennial doormats were so downtrodden that Hollywood cast them as a major league team in need of divine intervention in the 1951 movie, "Angels in the Outfield."

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)