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JOSEPH
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1992 - BASEBALL -
POSTHUMOUS |
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Joseph Petro, a longtime resident of
Ellsworth, was noted as a sandlot baseball pitcher in Washington County
leagues.
Petro, a strikeout artist, once set down eight of nine batters on
strikes in an All-Star game. He also had single game performances in
which he struck out 23 and 18 batters.
He displayed his durability by pitching the distance in a 21-inning
game.
Petro, employed as foreman at Bethlehem Mine No. 51 until his
retirement, was a member of Ellsworth Borough Council for 12 years and
had also served as a school director. He died in 1987 at the age of 69.
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