The Most Important Hit in MLB History | Baseball Bits

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The 1960 World Series, which was the Yankees vs Pirates, was capped off by a Bill Mazeroski walkoff home run. To this day, it is the only Game 7 walkoff home run in the World Series. However, WPA, short for win probability added, has brought some new attention to the Hal Smith World Series home run, which was hit in the 8th inning. Hal Smith certainly doesn't have the same name recognition as Mazeroski, but maybe he deserves it. Because according to cWPA, The Hal Smith Pirates home run in the 1960 World Series Game 7 is the most pivotal hit in MLB history. Another way of stating this? How about the most clutch hit in MLB history.

Given that the 1960 World Series was between the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates, this video will feature appearances from the likes of Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Roberto Clemente. They each play a pivotal role in this story, in addition to Bill Mazeroski and Hal Smith. I hope you'll enjoy this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production.

Game 7 Full Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp46x4pl4x8
Top Plays by cWPA: https://stathead.com/tiny/NPPAh

Soundtrack by William Kage: https://www.williamkage.com/