Pittsburgh Pirates def. New York Yankees – 1960 World Series:
It’s safe to say the 1960 Worlds Series will go down as one of the most unique instances of the Fall Classic. The favored Yankees scored 55 runs during the series to set the record for most runs by any one team in World Series history. But they didn’t win the series.
The Yankees won three games by massive margins of 16–3, 10–0, and 12–0. The Pirates, however, won four nail biters by the scores of 6–4, 3–2, 5–2, and 10–9 to steal the series. Bill Mazeroski ended the legendary win with a ninth-inning home run in game seven. It was the only time a walk-off homer ended a season-ending title game.
Bobby Richardson of New York was named the MVP; the only time the award has been handed to a player who wasn’t on the winning team. Strange stuff of legends.