Bernard James Mussill (October 1, 1919 – January 27, 2013) was a former
Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
in 1944. The
rookie left-hander stood and weighed .
Biography
Born in
Bower Hill,
Pennsylvania, Mussill was one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the
major leagues during
World War II. He made his
major league debut on April 20, 1944, in a home game against the
Brooklyn Dodgers
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...
at
Shibe Park.
His season and career totals included sixteen
games pitched
In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by Games G in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although except ...
, all in relief, a 0–1 record
with eight
games finished, thirteen
earned runs allowed in 19
inning
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s, and an
ERA
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Compa ...
of 6.05.
References
External links
''The Baseball Bat''by Barney Mussill
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Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Phillies players
1919 births
2013 deaths
Federalsburg A's players