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He called 5,163 regular season major league games over a record 37 consecutive seasons. And he wouldn't hesitate to give a player or a manager the boot.

It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.

Face was one of the first major-league hurlers to make the closer job a specialty. Not an overpowering pitcher, he finagled outs with a tricky forkball.

Over 41 seasons as head coach, he won two national titles and sent more than 200 players to the major leagues, including Mike Mussina and Jack McDowell.

A Detroit Tigers pitcher, he was famous for his ample waistline -- and for his three complete-game wins in defeating the Cardinals, making him the Series' M.V.P.