Marius Russo

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: July 19, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: March 26, 2005 in Fort Myers, FL

Buried: Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, FL

High School: Richmond Hill HS (Queens, NY)

Schools: Brooklyn College, The City University of New York (Brooklyn, NY), Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus (Brooklyn, NY)

Debut: June 6, 1939 (Age 24-322d, 6,997th in MLB history)
vs. DET 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 4, 1946 (Age 32-016d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Marius Ugo Russo

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.8

W

L

ERA

3.13

G

120

GS

SV

IP

680.2

SO

311

WHIP

1.280

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1937	22	NYY-min	AA	8	8	.500	3.63	27	13					119.0	129	59	48		45								1.462	9.8		3.4			NWK IL
1938	23	NYY-min	AA	17	8	.680	3.15	32	27					206.0	200	86	72		73								1.325	8.7		3.2			NWK IL
1939	24	NYY-min	AA	5	4	.556	1.97	10	8					64.0	38	15	14		17								0.859	5.3		2.4			NWK IL
1939	24	NYY	AL	8	3	.727	2.41	21	11	5	9	2	3	116.0	86	37	31	6	41	55	1	0	1	462	181	3.78	1.095	6.7	0.5	3.2	4.3	1.34
1940	25	NYY	AL	14	8	.636	3.28	30	24	2	15	0	1	189.1	181	79	69	17	55	87	1	0	1	786	123	3.97	1.246	8.6	0.8	2.6	4.1	1.58
1941	26	NYY	AL	14	10	.583	3.09	28	27	1	17	3	1	209.2	195	85	72	8	87	105	1	0	3	886	128	3.42	1.345	8.4	0.3	3.7	4.5	1.21	AS
1942	27	NYY	AL	4	1	.800	2.78	9	5	3	2	0	0	45.1	41	15	14	2	14	15	1	0	0	184	125	3.32	1.213	8.1	0.4	2.8	3.0	1.07
1943	28	NYY	AL	5	10	.333	3.72	24	14	6	5	1	1	101.2	89	53	42	7	45	42	2	0	1	431	87	3.87	1.318	7.9	0.6	4.0	3.7	0.93

1946	31	NYY-min	AAA	0	1	.000	3.38	3			0	0		8.0	13	4	3		2	4	0	0	0				1.875	14.6		2.3	4.5	2.00	KCY AA
1946	31	NYY	AL	0	2	.000	4.34	8	3	2	0	0	0	18.2	26	9	9	1	11	7	0	0	0	89	81	4.10	1.982	12.5	0.5	5.3	3.4	0.64
1947	32	NYY-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.57	22	20	1	10	1		136.0	169	87	69		55	50	2	0	2				1.647	11.2		3.6	3.3	0.91	NWK,KCY IL,AA
1948	33	DET-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.95	26			1	0		60.0	69	36	33		22	21	1	0	1				1.517	10.4		3.3	3.2	0.95	SLE PCL
6 Yrs				45	34	.570	3.13	120	84	19	48	6	6	680.2	618	278	237	41	253	311	6	0	6	2838	124	3.71	1.280	8.2	0.5	3.3	4.1	1.23
162 Game Avg.				15	11	.570	3.13	40	28	6	16	2	2	227	206	93	79	14	84	104	2	0	2	946	124	3.71	1.280	8.2	0.5	3.3	4.1	1.23

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Marius Russo

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Other Resources & Links

More Russo Pages

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