Mike Mussina
Lycoming County MVP
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Mussina spent 18 years in Major League Baseball, winning 270 games during his career with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. Mussina was a seven-time Gold Glove winner and a five-time American League All-Star. A multi-sport star at Montoursville Area High School, he helped lead the 1985 baseball team to a PIAA state championship. Mussina went on to Stanford University, where he led his team to two College World Series appearances.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1985.
Location. 41° 14.442′ N, 77° 0.256′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It can be reached from Laurel Street north of West Willow Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is embedded in the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sports & Athletics (here, next to this marker); Ed Ott (a few steps from this marker); Dan Muthler (a few steps from this marker); Sal 'Tank' Rosato (within shouting distance of this marker); Carl Stotz (within shouting distance of this marker); Jack Losch (within shouting distance of this marker); Tom O'Malley
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1. Mike Mussina. (from WOL News, November 20, 2008) Mike Mussina, a Little League graduate and member of the Little League International Board of Directors one of the most respected figures in Major League Baseball over the past two decades announced his retirement today. Playing for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees, he pitched 18 years in the big leagues, with 270 wins (tied for 33rd all-time) and only 153 losses, 2,813 strikeouts (19th all-time), a 3.68 earned-run average, and five All-Star assignments. His first 20-win season came in 2008. He is the first pitcher to voluntarily retire after winning 20 games in a season. (Submitted on July 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Mike Mussina: Hall of Famer and Little Leagueฎ Supporter. (from Webb Weekly, August 14, 2019) Mr. Mussina earned his iconic bronze plaque as a member of the 2019 National Baseball Hall of Fame Class this July, joining fellow inductees and former Little Leaguers, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, and Mariano Rivera, as well as Todays
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
