1914
Born July 19, 1914
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Marius Russo Notable
b. July 19, 1914 · New York Yankees 1939–1943, 1946
Marius Russo played 1939 to 1946 for the New York Yankees as a pitcher.
He went 45 and 34 with a 3.13 earned run average, pitching 680 innings in 120 games. He struck out 311, completed 48 of his 84 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 122 games he batted .213, with 50 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1941.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on July 19, 1914, and died on March 26, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1941 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NYY | 21 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .244 |
| 1940 | NYY | 30 | 64 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 1 | .188 |
| 1941 | NYY | 28 | 78 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .231 |
| 1942 | NYY | 9 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .235 |
| 1943 | NYY | 24 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .194 |
| 1946 | NYY | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 122 | 235 | 23 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 53 | 1 | .213 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NYY | 8 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 116.0 | 86 | 31 | 41 | 55 | 2.41 |
| 1940 | NYY | 14 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 189.1 | 181 | 69 | 55 | 87 | 3.28 |
| 1941 | NYY | 14 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 209.2 | 195 | 72 | 87 | 105 | 3.09 |
| 1942 | NYY | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 45.1 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 2.78 |
| 1943 | NYY | 5 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 101.2 | 89 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 3.72 |
| 1946 | NYY | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18.2 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4.34 |
| Career | — | 45 | 34 | 120 | 84 | 5 | 680.2 | 618 | 237 | 253 | 311 | 3.13 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died March 26, 2005
1939
Major-league debut: Marius Russo
Marius Russo made a major-league debut on June 6, 1939.
1946
Final major-league game: Marius Russo
Marius Russo played a final major-league game on August 4, 1946.