Pirates legend Steve Blass stirs colorful comps to Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series heroics

November 5, 2025 by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Manny Sanguillen, left, and pitcher Steve Blass celebrate as Blass completes Game 7 for a 2-1 win to claim the World Series title on Oct. 17, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

Former Pirates pitcher Steve Blass vividly recalls the efficiency with which he commanded his nine-pitch bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series in Baltimore.