[PRCo] 1960

[Bob Rathke]

A non-trolley aside: over the past five years, I had two separate
opportunities to meet both Bill Mazeroski and Yogi Berra here in Chicago.
Both were very friendly, but Yogi didn't want to talk about standing in left
field that day in 1960, watching Mazeroski's homerun ball sail over his
head.

On the 7th game day, I was on my way home from classes at Duquesne
University, and had changed buses at E. Ohio and Chestnut Streets.  Waiting
for the 5-Spring Hill bus, someone said, "You'd better hurry home and watch
the game on TV."

I did, and then I listened to reports of the post-game festivities on KDKA
Radio.  I didn't venture back downtown that day.

The next day, classes were cancelled at DU.  It seems that the president of
the University had made a wild bet with students that if the Pirates won the
World Series, there would be no classes.  He thought it would be a safe bet.

Bob 2/26/05
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 5:04 AM
Subject: [PRCo] World Series in 1960__[WAS:::::::] car stop sign available


> Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:
>
> > While we are talking about the Pirates recently, does anyone have any
> > stories of the night they beat the yankee's (lower case to show no
> > respect) in the 7th. game of the World Series in 1960? I was a jr. in
> > college about 40 miles away and listened as did everyone when Bill M.
> > hit the homer but instead of piling into a car for Pittsburgh stayed
> > back to study. I don't think the cops let any cars through the Liberty
> > tubes that night and have heard stories of many fans riding the tops
> > of PCC's. Any truth?
>
>
>
> Hi Fred!
>
>
> Have some memories of that time.       I believe you are correct that
> the tubes were closed.       Someone else has indicated that everyone
> gravitated toward downtown and closing the tubes may have prevented more
> from arriving downtown.       Downtown was total gridlock  --  couldn't
> get in and couldn't get out!
>
> Wasn't much in the way of TrolleyCar service on the 42-Dormont.
>
> Ticker tape was so thick it jammed the wheels on a trolleycar which then
> burnt through the overhead which then fell on a woman and killed
> her.       Giggle search of the snoozepapers should retrieve articles on
> this.
>
> Then there was the vandalism.       Can understand the ecstasy that goes
> with such a win but not the vandalism  --  Do Not see that connection
> myself.
>
> My aunt worked in the medical department of US-Steel and I still have
> some company photographs of the buildings lit up to honor the pirates
> --  now to find them!!!!!!!
>
>
> Jim__Holland
>
>