Paul Mirabella

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Paul Mirabella

|position=Pitcher

|image=1984 Mother's Cookies - Paul Mirabella.jpg

|caption=Mirabella with the Seattle Mariners {{circa}} 1984

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1954|3|20}}

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 28

|debutyear=1978

|debutteam=Texas Rangers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear=1990

|finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1value=19–29

|stat2value=4.45

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=258

|teams=

}}

Paul Thomas Mirabella (born March 20, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Mirabella, who threw left-handed, played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers (1978 and 1982), New York Yankees (1979), Toronto Blue Jays (1980–81), Baltimore Orioles (1983), Seattle Mariners (1984–86) and Milwaukee Brewers (1987–90).

Career

Mirabella attended Parsippany High School in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey,[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mirabpa01.shtml Paul Mirabella page at Baseball-Reference] then went on to Montclair State University.

Mirabella had a 19–29 win–loss record with a 4.45 earned run average. He appeared in 298 games, including 33 as a starting pitcher, 3 of which were complete games, including 1 shutout. As a relief pitcher, he finished 88 games, compiling 13 saves. Overall, he pitched 499.2 innings, facing 2,236 batters, striking out 258. He allowed 526 hits, 284 runs (247 earned), 43 home runs, 239 walks (29 intentional), 13 hit batsmen, 17 wild pitches and 1 balk.