Thurman Munson
Thurman Munson
Full name: Thurman Lee Munson Born: June 7, 1947, Akron, Ohio Died August 2, 1979, Canton, Ohio Buried at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Canton, Ohio First Game: August 8, 1969 ; Final Game: August 1, 1979 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 190 AL MVP AL Rookie of the Year TSN AL Player of the Year C on TSN AL All-Star Team AL Gold Glove as C
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Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1969 NY A Daily Splits 26 86 6 22 1 2 1 9 10 1 10 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 .256 .330 .349 0.1 1969 NY A 1970 NY A Daily Splits 132 453 59 137 25 4 6 53 57 6 56 7 5 4 0 9 13 5 7 .302 .386 .415 3.9 1970 NY A 1971 NY A Daily Splits 125 451 71 113 15 4 10 42 52 1 65 7 4 3 0 7 10 6 5 .251 .335 .368 1.8 1971 NY A 1972 NY A Daily Splits 140 511 54 143 16 3 7 46 47 5 58 3 4 2 1 9 13 6 7 .280 .343 .364 2.1 1972 NY A 1973 NY A Daily Splits 147 519 80 156 29 4 20 74 48 4 64 4 1 4 0 8 12 4 6 .301 .362 .487 5.0 1973 NY A 1974 NY A Daily Splits 144 517 64 135 19 2 13 60 44 12 66 1 1 8 0 13 14 2 0 .261 .316 .381 1.4 1974 NY A 1975 NY A Daily Splits 157 597 83 190 24 3 12 102 45 8 52 6 3 10 0 19 23 3 2 .318 .366 .429 4.5 1975 NY A 1976 NY A Daily Splits 152 616 79 186 27 1 17 105 29 6 38 9 1 10 0 12 17 14 11 .302 .337 .432 2.5 1976 NY A 1977 NY A Daily Splits 149 595 85 183 28 5 18 100 39 8 55 2 0 2 0 11 18 5 6 .308 .351 .462 2.3 1977 NY A 1978 NY A Daily Splits 154 617 73 183 27 1 6 71 35 6 70 3 1 10 1 8 20 2 3 .297 .332 .373 1.4 1978 NY A 1979 NY A Daily Splits 97 382 42 110 18 3 3 39 32 2 37 0 1 4 0 11 15 1 2 .288 .340 .374 0.4 1979 NY A Splits 1423 5344 696 1558 229 32 113 701 438 59 571 42 21 58 2 108 160 48 50 .292 .346 .410 25.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NY A Daily Splits 5 23 3 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .435 .435 .522 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 5 21 3 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .273 .476 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 4 18 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .278 .278 .500 1978 NY A
Total Splits 14 62 8 21 4 0 2 10 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 .339 .333 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NY A Daily Splits 4 17 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .529 .529 .529 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 6 25 4 8 2 0 1 3 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .320 .370 .520 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 6 25 5 8 3 0 0 7 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .320 .393 .440 1978 NY A
Total Splits 16 67 11 25 5 0 1 12 5 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .373 .417 .493 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1971 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1971 AL
1973 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1973 AL
1974 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1974 AL
1975 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1975 AL
1976 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 AL
1977 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1977 AL
Total Splits 6 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1969 NY A Daily C 25 24 24 218 119 18 2 0 0 5 7 6 1 .986
1970 NY A Daily C 125 119 117 1092.2 631 80 8 11 0 10 33 31 1 .989
1971 NY A Daily C 117 114 110 1019 547 67 1 4 0 9 36 23 1 .998
1971 NY A 1971 NY A 1972 NY A Daily C 132 132 130 1160 575 71 15 11 0 9 29 32 3 .977
1973 NY A Daily C 142 142 140 1246 673 80 12 11 0 10 47 50 5 .984
1973 NY A 1974 NY A Daily C 136 136 131 1202.2 743 75 22 10 0 6 38 72 8 .974
1974 NY A 1975 NY A Daily C 130 129 119 1131.2 700 95 23 14 0 9 60 59 7 .972
1975 NY A 1975 NY A 1975 NY A 1975 NY A 1975 NY A 1975 NY A 1976 NY A Daily C 121 118 108 1062 537 78 12 8 0 12 50 91 8 .981
1976 NY A 1976 NY A 1976 NY A 1976 NY A 1977 NY A Daily C 136 136 117 1158.2 657 73 12 4 0 10 50 76 1 .984
1977 NY A 1978 NY A Daily C 125 125 109 1063 666 61 10 4 0 8 50 61 2 .986
1978 NY A 1978 NY A 1978 NY A 1979 NY A Daily C 88 88 77 754.2 405 44 10 5 0 5 27 32 1 .978
1979 NY A 1979 NY A Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1976 NY A Daily C 5 5 5 44 18 6 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 .923
1977 NY A Daily C 5 5 5 44 24 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily C 4 4 4 35 22 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 1.000
Total C 14 14 14 123 64 14 2 0 0 2 12 16 0 .975
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1976 NY A Daily C 4 4 4 34.2 21 7 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 1.000
1977 NY A Daily C 6 6 5 55 40 5 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily C 6 6 5 52 33 5 0 1 0 0 4 5 0 1.000
Total C 16 16 14 141.2 94 17 0 1 0 1 12 14 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1971 AL Daily C 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 AL Daily C 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 AL Daily C 1 1 1 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .875
1975 AL Daily C 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1976 AL Daily C 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 5 3 1 23 18 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 .952
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
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Selected by New York Yankees in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 7, 1968 ).
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