DATE: 1939-46 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: New York Yankees SUBJECT: Marius Russo PHOTOGRAPHER: George Burke APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Handwritten identification of photo's subject. Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 3-1/2"x5-1/2" real photo postcard of Marius Russo, pictured in his New York Yankees uniform circa 1939-46. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1939-46, but this card was produced some time later (no earlier than the 1950's judging by the standard Kodak back). Comes from a large collection of such postcards that we will be listing over the coming months, all having standard postcard backs but being postally unused. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual item being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Marius Ugo Russo (Lefty) was born in 94 in Brooklyn, NY and died in 2005 in Fort Myers, FL. He went to college at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, and Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. He played major league baseball from 939 to 946 as pitcher for the New York Yankees, appeared in the 94 and 943 World Series, and was selected in 94 as an All-Star. While playing for the Newark Bears of the International League in 939, pitcher Marius Russo met his future wife, Stasia, when she approached him for an autograph. He joined the New York Yankees later that year. In 94, he pitched a one-hitter and made the All-Star team. In the World Series that year, he won a duel with Freddie Fitzsimmons of the Brooklyn Dodgers, knocking the veteran out of the box with a line drive to the knee. After the 943 season, Russo spent two years in the army in World War II, entering in February 944 and being discharged in January 946. He returned to the Yankees briefly in 946. SKU: GB11258
Item: GB11258
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