Mike Mussina lived the baseball dream and, as it turns out, knew exactly when to quit. He grew up in Montoursville, Pa., near Williamsport, home…
Mike Mussina lived the baseball dream and, as it turns out, knew exactly when to quit. He grew up in Montoursville, Pa., near Williamsport, home of the Little League World Series, and will wind up in Cooperstown.
Not a bad ride — with long stops in Baltimore and The Bronx.
The former Orioles and Yankees star beat the odds and made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night on his sixth try, getting in with 76.7 percent, just clearing the 75 percent threshold, of the vote from the members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Mussina finished with 270 wins, winning 20 games in the final year of his career with the Yankees. Many thought Mussina should hang on for a few more years to get to the magical 300 win total, but he wanted to live his life and knew it was time to retire.
As it turns out, the right-hander had enough wins to make it to Cooperstown. Over his 535 career starts, his team won 325 games. Mussina knew how to pitch and how to keep his team in games.
