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Russo had complete-game wins in two World Series

Associated Press

Monday, April 4, 2005

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Marius Russo, a former New York Yankees pitcher who played for four pennant-winning teams and two World Series champions, has died at age 90. A left-hander who pitched for the Yankees from 1939-43 and in 1946 after he returned from military service, Russo died March 26 from heart failure after battling various illnesses, his wife, Stasia, said Monday. The Brooklyn native was signed out of Long Island University. His best seasons were 1940 and 1941, when he won 14 ga ...

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