About Marius Russo Memorabilia & Collectibles
Born on July 19, 1914 in Brooklyn, New York and died March 26, 2005 at the age of 90 Marius Russo (Marius Ugo Russo) played for the New York Yankees during his entire 6 year career, he uses right hand for bat and left to throw. His MLB debut is June 6, 1939 for the New York Yankees and his Last MLB appearance is August 4, 1946 for the New York Yankees also. He had a very exceptional statistics such as Win-loss record of 45-34, 311 Strikeouts and 3.13 average run .
Marius Russo is also known as "The Kid From LI", was born in the “Empire State” He moved to Florida only to join Boys And Girls Kangaroos. He also joined Newark Bears, International League team for Yankees.
The best of the Yankees pitching staff and the 4th best in the American League, is his 3.09 ERA that exceeded by Thornton Lee having 2.37, Al Benton having 2.97 and Charlie Wagner having 3.07.
After his colorful years pitching for New York Yankees he accepted a job as an expediter for Grumman Aircraft Eng. Corp. in Bethpage, New York. Late 70’2 when his career as an expediter ends he spends most of his time with his wife, Stasia Russo travelling all over Europe and other countries.
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About Marius Russo:
Marius Russo (full name: Marius Ugo Russo; Lefty) played pitcher from 1939 until 1946 for the New York Yankees. He played for the Yankees from 1939 - 1946. Over 6 seasons, he started 84 games, won 45 games, struck out 311 batters, and had a 3.13 ERA. Born on July 19, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY, Russo stood 6' 1" and weighed 190 lb. He attended Richmond Hill (Queens, NY) high school. His debut was on June 6, 1939 and he played his final game on August 4, 1946. Common misspellings of his name include Marius Lefty Marius Ugo Russo.