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Bill Mazeroski Awaits His Induction to Hall of Fame.(Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman)
Former Pirate second baseman earned his way to the shrine in Cooperstown with his superb play on defense
BILL MAZEROSKI'S LONG WAIT ended last March 6. So did that of his friends and former Pirates teammates. "Twenty-five years ago, his records were carved in stone," pitcher Bob Friend said. "Now they'll be carved in bronze."
On a plaque in baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, where Mazeroski will be enshrined August 5.
Finally.
"I am so pleased I could cry," pitcher Bob Purkey said. "If he hadn't made it this year, I thought he'd have a problem because of some of the other guys coming along. He's been disappointed so many times."
"I'm really elated," pitcher Dave Giusti said. "I can see him smiling right now. When he didn't make it, he never showed how depressed he was, but right now I know he's as happy as a lark."
"A lot of people over the years have asked Maz why people in Pittsburgh loved him so much," pitcher Steve Blass said. "He'd say, `Gee, I don't know.'
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