Bill Mazeroski (William Stanley Mazeroski) was born on September 5, 1936 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on July 7, 1956 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI. Mazeroski played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for his entire 17 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Mazeroski's best season was 1966, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 82 runs.
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1956
PIT
N
81
255
30
62
3
14
.243
.293
.318
8
1
18
24
0
4
0
1
4
1957
PIT
N
148
526
59
149
8
54
.283
.318
.407
27
7
27
49
1
11
3
2
6
1958
PIT
N
152
567
69
156
19
68
.275
.308
.439
24
6
25
71
3
9
1
3
15
1959
PIT
N
135
493
50
119
7
59
.241
.283
.339
15
6
29
54
1
10
1
1
16
1960
PIT
N
151
538
58
147
11
64
.273
.320
.392
21
5
40
50
1
4
4
15
9
1961
PIT
N
152
558
71
148
13
59
.265
.298
.380
21
2
26
55
3
2
2
10
9
1962
PIT
N
159
572
55
155
14
81
.271
.315
.418
24
9
37
47
2
2
0
16
15
1963
PIT
N
142
534
43
131
8
52
.245
.286
.343
22
3
32
46
0
7
2
6
15
1964
PIT
N
162
601
66
161
10
64
.268
.300
.381
22
8
29
52
0
10
1
11
21
1965
PIT
N
130
494
52
134
6
54
.271
.294
.346
17
1
18
34
2
4
2
5
16
1966
PIT
N
162
621
56
163
16
82
.262
.296
.398
22
7
31
62
1
2
4
9
16
1967
PIT
N
163
639
62
167
9
77
.261
.292
.352
25
3
30
55
0
5
1
7
17
1968
PIT
N
143
506
36
127
3
42
.251
.304
.312
18
2
38
38
2
6
3
10
18
1969
PIT
N
67
227
13
52
3
25
.229
.298
.308
7
1
22
16
2
1
1
3
6
1970
PIT
N
112
367
29
84
7
39
.229
.283
.324
14
0
27
40
2
5
2
9
6
1971
PIT
N
70
193
17
49
1
16
.254
.303
.295
3
1
15
8
0
2
0
1
3
1972
PIT
N
34
64
3
12
0
3
.188
.217
.250
4
0
3
5
0
3
0
1
2
Total
2163
7755
769
2016
138
853
.260
.299
.367
294
62
447
706
20
87
27
110
194
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1956
PIT
N
2B
81
0
0
163
242
8
56
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1957
PIT
N
2B
144
141
1238.1
308
443
17
96
0
0
0
0
0
.978
1958
PIT
N
2B
152
152
1344
344
496
17
118
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1959
PIT
N
2B
133
129
1167.1
303
373
13
100
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1960
PIT
N
2B
151
150
1340.2
413
449
10
127
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1961
PIT
N
2B
152
151
1333
410
505
23
144
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1962
PIT
N
2B
159
159
1410.1
425
509
14
138
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1963
PIT
N
2B
138
138
1229
340
506
14
131
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1964
PIT
N
2B
162
162
1438.2
346
543
23
122
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1965
PIT
N
2B
127
125
1131.2
290
439
9
113
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1966
PIT
N
2B
162
162
1452.1
411
538
8
161
1
0
0
0
0
.992
1967
PIT
N
2B
163
160
1437.1
417
498
18
131
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1968
PIT
N
2B
142
138
1255.2
319
467
15
107
1
0
0
0
0
.981
1969
PIT
N
2B
65
64
545.1
134
192
4
46
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1970
PIT
N
2B
102
99
888.1
227
325
7
87
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1971
PIT
N
3B
7
6
50.2
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
PIT
N
2B
46
37
345.1
95
121
3
22
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1972
PIT
N
2B
15
12
107
29
39
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1972
PIT
N
3B
3
1
13
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
2B
2094
1979
17664.1
4974
6685
204
1706
2
0
0
0
0
.983
Total
3B
10
7
63.2
2
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1954).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 24, 1972).
