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Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski’s former home sells for $150,000

HEMPFIELD, Pa. — The former home of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski was sold for $150,000 at auction March 22, according to our partners at TribLive.com.

Nathaniel Smirga, a lineman for West Penn Power Co., outbid four other people at the auction. He told TribLive.com that he bought the home and about 20 acres in Hempfield because he liked the property.

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The Mazeroski’s bought the property in the late 1950′s for $4,600 a year before he smashed an iconic home run in the World Series against the New York Yankees.

Mazeroski played 17 seasons with the Pirates from 1956 through 1972. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 and is widely considered one of the greatest second basemen to ever play the game. He played in 2,163 games, had 7,755 at bats and 2,016 hits for a .260 average. He smashed 138 home runs and had 853 RBI. He was a seven-time All Star, an eight-time Gold Glove winner, was the Major League Player of the Year and won two World Series.