William S Mazeroski was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 2001 along with Kirby Puckett, Hilton Smith and Dave Winfield. Mazeroski was a second baseman with 17 seasons MLB experience playing all with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1956-1972). For his MLB career he hit .260/.299/.367 with 138 HR, 853 RBI, 769 R, 27 SB in 2163 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1958 when he hit .275/.308/.439 with 19 HR, 68 RBI, 69 R, 1 SB in 148 games, 1966 when he hit .262/.292/.398 with 16 HR, 82 RBI, 56 R, 4 SB in 162 games and 1967 when he hit .261/.292/.352 with 9 JR, 77 RBI, 62 R, 1 SB in 163 games.
He was an All Star ten times (1958-1960, 1962-1964, 1967). He won eight Gold Gloves (1958, 1960-1961, 1963-1967). Mazeroski won the Wolrd Series Championship with the Pirates in 1960 and 1971.
Hall of Fame page
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