Phil Coyne watched from behind the visitors dugout at Forbes Field as the New York Yankees came from behind to tie the Pirates, 9-9, in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.
Bill Mazeroski approached home plate. Bottom of the ninth, Oct. 13, 1960 — the day “Maz” etched his name into World Series, and Pittsburgh, history. He hit a walk-off home run to left field, over Yogi Berra’s head, and the Pirates were World Series champions.
Fifty-seven years and two Pirates stadiums later, Coyne, now a 99-year-old usher at PNC Park, remembers it all.