Pagán was notable for driving in the winning run for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh game of the 1971 World Series.

Pagán's best full season statistically came with the Giants in 1962, when he hit .259 and drove in a career high 57 runs.

Pagán hit .368 with a home run in the 1962 World Series as the Giants lost to the New York Yankees in seven-games.

Pagán died at age 76 in 2011 at his home in Sebring, Florida, a victim of Alzheimer's disease,[2] and was survived by his wife and two sons.

[3] He was held in such esteem by the Pittsburgh organization that a moment of silence was observed before the Pirates game with the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park that night.