Frank Borghi, who gave up baseball to become a soccer goalkeeper and went on to help preserve the United States’ 1-0 upset victory over England in the 1950 World Cup by making a save in the final minutes of the game, died on Monday. He was 89.

The National Soccer Hall of Fame announced his death but did not say where he died. The entire 1950 American team was inducted into the hall in 1976.

The 1950 World Cup, held in Brazil, was the first after the end of World War II. Borghi had served in Europe during the war.

He was a catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization, playing two years in the minor leagues, before switching to soccer and playing for the Simpkins-Ford club in St. Louis.