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Birth Name: William Stanley Mazeroski
Date of Birth: September 5, 1936
Place of Birth: Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Date of Death: February 20, 2026
Place of Death: Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Ethnicity: * father – Polish * mother – German, English, Scottish
Bill Mazeroski was an American professional baseball player. A second baseman, he played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was nicknamed “Maz” and “The Glove.”
Bill was the son of Mayme and Louis/Lewis Anthony “Lew” Mazeroski. He was raised in Rush Run, Ohio. Bill was married to Milene Nicholson, with whom he had two children.
Bill’s paternal grandfather was named Adam Mazeroski. Adam was Polish.
Bill’s paternal grandmother was named Julia Stankovich. Julia was Polish.
Bill’s maternal grandfather was John Evart Ogden (the son of Elias Edgar Ogden and Emma Benline). John was born in Yorkville, Belmont County, Ohio. Elias was born in Virginia, the son of James F. Ogden and Susannah Shipley. Emma was born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, the daughter of German parents, Johann Jakob “Jacob” Böhnlein/Benline and Maria Elisabetha “Elizabeth” Closs/Cloß, who was from Altenkirchen, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz.
Bill’s maternal grandmother was Maud/Maude Elizabeth Barcus (the daughter of William Benjamin Barcus and Sarah Elizabeth Hamaker). Maude was born in Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio. William was born in Jefferson, the son of William John Barcus and Lucinda Cox. Sarah was born in Jefferson, the daughter of David Hamaker and Lydia Barrett.
Source: Genealogies of Bill’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com