PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates honored the 1960 World Series championship team prior to Saturday night's game against the Colorado Rockies.
Pittsburgh defeated the New York Yankees in the Series, with Bill Mazeroski hitting the dramatic game-winning home run in the ninth inning of Game 7, giving the Pirates a 10-9 victory and their first championship since 1925.
The 1960 club, 55 years later, remains one of the most revered and iconic teams in franchise history.
"The popularity hasn't died yet," said Bill Virdon, the center fielder on that squad. "I hope it doesn't. It was one of those years, there is no question about that.