Milene Mazeroski, wife of Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski, dies

Brian C. Rittmeyer
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Pirates Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski, right, rides with his wife, Milene, in a 1960 Bentley Continental convertible through PNC Park before the baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

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A crying woman fan at left hugs Milene Mazeroski after Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bill Mazeroski put the winning home run over the wall to defeat the New York Yankees in the final World Series game, 10-9, and win the championship for the Pirates, Oct. 13, 1960.

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Pirates Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski walks from the field after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a game against the Yankees on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at PNC Park.

Milene Mazeroski, wife of legendary Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski, has died.

Milene, 85, died early Sunday morning in Lansdale, Pa., according to the Pirates.

Milene was born in Braddock.

She was married to Bill, 87, for 64 years. They met while she worked in the Pirates front office during Bill’s early days.

The couple settled in Greensburg, where they lived in the same house for almost 60 years, according to her obituary. They moved to Lansdale in 2019.

The Mazeroskis have two sons, Darren, of Panama City, Fla., and David, of Souderton, Pa.; and four grandchildren — Billy, Sara, Tommy and Jack.

“We are deeply saddened to learn of Milene’s passing,” Pirates owner Bob Nutting said in a statement. “A devoted wife and loving mother, she was and will forever be a part of our Pirates family. It is with heavy hearts that we send our condolences to Bill, Darren, David and the entire Mazeroski family.”

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• Sept. 4, 2022: Steve Blass pays homage to former mentor Bill Mazeroski at Pirates’ Hall of Fame ceremony
• July 5, 2022: ‘It gives me a thrill’: 1960 World Series hero Bill Mazeroski returns for Pirates-Yankees opener

A funeral Mass for Milene Mazeroski will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 1601 Hatfield, Pa. Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Arrangements are being handled by R.L. Williams Funeral Home.