Paul Mirabella
Overview
Professional baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
. Mirabella, who threw left-handed, played all or part of thirteen seasons in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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for the Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
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(1978 and 1982), New York Yankees
New York Yankees
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(1979), Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
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(1980-81), Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
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(1983), Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
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(1984-86) and Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
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(1987-90).
Mirabella attended Parsippany High School
Parsippany High School
Parsippany High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, as part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. The school serves students in grades 9-12 who live in the eastern half of Parsippany-Troy Hills...
in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, commonly called Parsippany, is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 50,649. The name Parsippany comes from the Lenape Native American word parsipanong, which means "the place where...
, then went on to Montclair State University
Montclair State University
Montclair State University is a public research university located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, the Great Notch area of Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of October 2009, there were 18,171 total enrolled students: 14,139 undergraduate students and 4,032 graduate students...
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In his major league career, Mirabella had a 19-29 win–loss record with a 4.45 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
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