Marius Russo

Marius Ugo Russo (July 19, 1914 - March 26, 2005) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1939-43, 1946). Russo batted right handed and threw left handed.

Last years

Following his retirement as a player, Russo worked as an expediter for Grumman Aircraft Eng. Corp. in Bethpage, New York. Ending the 1970s, he retired and spent time traveling with his wife, Stasia Russo. "We'd take trips to Europe, stay a while in Phoenix and go up to the Berkshires", she said in an interview. The couple moved to Florida in 2001.

Related Topics:
Grumman Aircraft Eng. Corp. - Bethpage, New York - 1970s - Europe - Phoenix - Berkshire - Florida - 2001

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Marius Russo died of heart illness in a hospital near his home in Fort Myers, Florida, at 90 years of age.

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