1960 world series mvp

Select one mvp cy young rookie of the year manager of the year gold glove silver slugger alcs mvp nlcs mvp world series mvp hank aaron award roberto clemente award relief man. After a oneyear absence from the world series, the yankees were back with their 11th american league title in 14 years. Oct, 2010 the 1960 al mvp, roger maris was part of the yankees kansas city connection. North huntington kdka an auction featuring several pieces of memorabilia from 1960 world series mvp bill mazeroski will take place on new years day in north huntington. Houstons george springer was an easy choice for the willie mays world series most valuable player award after he hit. The winner, bobby richardson, remains the only player to receive the award despite being on the losing team. In game 7, bill mazeroski hit a walkoff ninthinning home run, the first time a winnertakeall world series game ended with a walkoff home run. Auction featuring memorabilia from 1960 world series mvp. Select one mvp cy young rookie of the year manager of the year gold glove silver slugger alcs mvp nlcs mvp world series mvp hank aaron award roberto clemente award relief man award allstar game. The classic 1960 world series baseball history comes alive. The series mvp was bobby richardson of the yankees, the only time in history that the award has been given to a member of the losing team, though the rules. Bobby richardson won the 1960 world series mvp while playing for the losing team in the. The renowned game winning shot, which capped off the best world series game of all time, occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning of game seven of the 1960 world series.

You mentioned the 1960 world series in the introduction to your selections. The 1960 world series featured both a david and goliath matchup and a rematch of sorts, between the powerladen new york yankeeswinners of eighteen of the previous 37 fall classicsand the upstart pittsburgh pirates, making their first postseason appearance since being swept by new york in 1927. What was the new york yankees 1960 world series roster. Bill mazeroski wins the 1960 world series for the pirates with a dramatic walkoff home run against the yankees in game 7 check. In an inning, he hit a tworun single and followed it up with a grandslam.

According to wikipedia, the decision to give the mvp to bobby richardson was made at the start of the 8th inning of game seven while the yankees were ahead. Heres the list of men who have won the world series mvp since the award was first given in 1955. Why did the yankees lose to the pirates in the 1960 world. Sep 14, 2011 the 15 youngest mvps in baseball history 0 of 15 justin upton has slipped a bit recently, but for most of this season he has been in the running not just for the 2011 national league mvp, but for. He was the only player from a losing team ever to win the award. Leading off a new decade, major league baseball has lined up a million reasons for fans to be excited about the games top young stars. In the first 11 years that the world series mvp was awarded, richardson was the only position player to win the award. Gold glove award 19611965 robert clinton richardson, jr. Bucs have man on first when a double play ground ball takes a bad hop. Mlb awards world series mvp major league baseball espn. Tv, the live video streaming product that airs every game in hd to nearly 400 different devices. Oct 31, 2008 during the 1960 series, richardson hit. For starters, its the complete game 7, 1960 world series, thought to be lost to history. Pittsburgh pirates over new york yankees 43 statheads want to know.

The 15 youngest mvps in baseball history bleacher report. The willie mays world series most valuable player mvp award is given to the major league baseball mlb player deemed to have the most impact on his teams performance in the world series, which is the final round of the mlb postseason. During the 1960 world series, richardson put together one of the greatest single innings of offense in the history of baseball. Why 1960 fall classic is the greatest of alltime 0 of 14 the 2012 world series begins wednesday night in san francisco, pitting the nl champion giants against the al champion. This is a list of the world series mvps of the 1960s 1960. The 1961 fivegame series was the shortest since 1954, when the new york giants swept the cleveland indians in four games. Dec 15, 2019 north huntington kdka an auction featuring several pieces of memorabilia from 1960 world series mvp bill mazeroski will take place on new years day in north huntington. Nov, 2014 since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb. Bill mazeroskis game 7 series winning walkoff home run. Click on the individual for statistics and accomplishments. It is most notable for the game 7, ninthinning home run hit by bill mazeroski, winning the game for the pirates 109, and also winning them their third championship, their first since 1925, when they defeated the washington senators. To this day, richardson remains the only world series mvp selected from the losing team. Jackson won four world series rings, and was named world series mvp in 1973 when he also was the al mvp and 77. Bobby richardson of the new york yankees was named most valuable player of the 1960 world series, although the pittsburgh pirates won the world championship in seven games.

My post a couple days ago on rocky nelson got me thinking about the 1960 world series. Auction featuring memorabilia from 1960 world series mvp bill. For starters, it should probably be disc 1 because the first thing on the disc is a 45 minute recap of all seven games. Bobby richardson was the series mvp, i believe the only time a ws mvp was selected from the losing team. In 1960 why did bobby richardson win world series mvp if his. Film footage of the classic 1960 world series, thought lost forever, was found in the wine cellar of the late crooner bing crosby. Bobby richardson autographed signed 8x10 color photo 1960. Check out the 1960 mlb season history, featuring league standings, postseason results, nohitters, and baseballs leaders in home runs, era, and more. Bobby richardson 1960 new york yankees world series mvp signed 8x10 photo coa. Nov 03, 2009 as levy points out, the only other player to win the world series mvp from a losing team was also a second baseman bobby richardson of the 1960 yankees.

Bobby richardson 1960 world series is the only receipient who has won the world series most valuable player award while playing on the losing team. Richardson drove in 12 runs in that world series and won the world series mvp honor. Bobby richardson played his entire career with the yankees and went to eight all star games, but his numbers during the 1960 regular season. Richardson had a good series 11 hits for 30 at bats, hitting at. If you include the babe ruth award variation of the world series most valuable player then luis tiant 1975 world series would also be part of the unique club. With a firstinning home run in game seven, rocky was certainly one of the heroes. He would again be tough, resilient and effective, but after he allowed a single to bobby richardson and a walk to tony kubek to start the sixth. So heres a few words about this great world series along with a photo gallery i put together. As levy points out, the only other player to win the world series mvp from a losing team was also a second baseman bobby richardson of the. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Reuters list of most valuable player winners from major league baseballs world series. World series most valuable player award baseball almanac.

Photo courtesy of national baseball hall of fame web site, 18. The 1960 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates of the national league nl and the new york yankees of the american league al from october 5, 1960. Jun 10, 2015 if i were part of the voting committee for the 1960 world series mvp, i would have voted for maz to win it because of his late game heroics in game seven. He played in major league baseball mlb for the new york yankees from 1955 through 1966. Bobby richardson won the 1960 world series mvp while playing for the losing team in the series, the new york yankees, and had 12 runs batted in, a world series record. The 1960 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates nl and new york yankees al from october 5 to october, 1960. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb.

Richardson was a member of three different yankees championship teams, but it was his performance in new yorks losing effort in 1960 that earned him his lone world series mvp award. Mickey mantle hits a 643 foot home run to go into the guinness book of world records. The pittsburgh pirates beat the new york yankees in the 1960 world series. Bobby richardson was the series mvp, i believe the only time a ws mvp. What player won mvp from the losing world series team. The 1960 world series pitted the heavily favored american league champion new york yankees, who won seven of the previous eleven world series, against the national league champion pittsburgh pirates, who were making their first appearance in the fall classic since 1927. Like nine other members of the 1960 yankees world series roster, shantz had been acquired from the kansas. In the national league, the pirates ran away from the braves to win their. He had a home run a grand slam and 12 rbis, and also racked up two doubles and two triples in the sevengame series. Bobby richardson of the 1960 new york yankees is the only player in world series history to be named mvp despite being on the losing team. Thanks for reading this post and i hope you enjoyed it. The first nonamerican to win the award was pedro guerrero in 1981. Tony kubeck, yankee shortstop, gets hit in the throat and goes down. Bobby richardson of the new york yankees won the 1960 world series mvp award.

Bobby richardson won the sport magazine world series most valuable player and bill mazeroski won the babe ruth award for most. Bobby richardson, of the yankees, set one and tied one world series game record during the 1960 fall classic. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. But i give it a four rather than a five because i was disappointed with disc 2. Has the mvp for the world series come from a losing team. Bobby richardson of the new york yankees won the world series mvp award in 1960. After a stellar performance when the pirates defeated the yankees in the 1960 world series, clemente smoldered when he was denied the award for series most valuable player.

The mazeroski moment1960 world series the pop history dig. Bobby richardson of the new york yankees won the world series. Yankees second baseman bobby richardson was the 1960 world series mvp. Who won the world series in 1960 and who was mvp answers. Bobby richardson won the sport magazine world series most valuable player and bill mazeroski won the babe ruth award for. Another anomaly of the 1960 world series is that the most valuable player mvp award went to a player from the losing team second baseman bobby richardson of the new york yankees. Bill mazeroskis world series walk off mvp baseball 1960. But alas, i cant change the past, so bobby richardson will remain the only world series mvp to win it as a member of the losing side. Bobby richardson mvp of 1960 world series historic baseball. Around once a week well give you a quick update on all the things weve been up to. Bill mazeroskis world series walk off mvp baseball 1960 mod. These two teams would meet again 15 years later in the 1976 world series, which the reds would win in a fourgame sweep. New york yankees bobby richardson won the 1960 world series mvp when the pittsburgh pirates beat the yankees 4 games to 3.