Thurman Munson
Thurman Lee Munson
Born: June 7, 1947
Akron, OH USA
Deceased: 1979
Summit County, OH USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: Kent State University
Career: 1969-1979
Draft: Round 1 (1968 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Kent State
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Minor League Statistics
Thurman Munson compiled a career batting average of .292 with 113 home runs and 701 RBI in his 1423-game career with the New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1969 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign. Munson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1969 | AL | New York Yankees | 26 | 97 | 86 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | .256 | .330 | .349 | .679 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1970 | AL | New York Yankees | 132 | 526 | 453 | 59 | 137 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 56 | .302 | .386 | .415 | .801 | 188 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
1971 | AL | New York Yankees | 125 | 517 | 451 | 71 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 65 | .251 | .335 | .368 | .703 | 166 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
1972 | AL | New York Yankees | 140 | 567 | 511 | 54 | 143 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 58 | .280 | .343 | .364 | .707 | 186 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
1973 | AL | New York Yankees | 147 | 576 | 519 | 80 | 156 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 74 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 64 | .301 | .362 | .487 | .849 | 253 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 144 | 571 | 517 | 64 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 66 | .261 | .316 | .381 | .697 | 197 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 157 | 661 | 597 | 83 | 190 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 102 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 52 | .318 | .366 | .429 | .795 | 256 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | 152 | 665 | 616 | 79 | 186 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 105 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 38 | .302 | .337 | .432 | .769 | 266 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | 149 | 638 | 595 | 85 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 100 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 55 | .308 | .351 | .462 | .813 | 275 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 154 | 666 | 617 | 73 | 183 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 70 | .297 | .332 | .373 | .705 | 230 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
1979 | AL | New York Yankees | 97 | 419 | 382 | 42 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 37 | .288 | .340 | .374 | .714 | 143 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Totals | 1423 | 5903 | 5344 | 696 | 1558 | 229 | 32 | 113 | 701 | 48 | 50 | 438 | 571 | .292 | .346 | .410 | .756 | 2190 | 160 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 59 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1969 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 25 | 24 | 218.0 | 119 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 5.656 | 5.480 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 53.8 |
1970 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 125 | 119 | 1093.0 | 631 | 80 | 8 | 11 | .989 | 5.855 | 5.688 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 33 | 51.6 |
1971 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 117 | 114 | 1019.0 | 547 | 67 | 1 | 4 | .998 | 5.423 | 5.248 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 61.0 |
1971 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1972 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 132 | 132 | 1160.0 | 575 | 71 | 15 | 11 | .977 | 5.012 | 4.894 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 47.5 |
1973 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 142 | 142 | 1246.0 | 673 | 80 | 12 | 11 | .984 | 5.439 | 5.303 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 48.5 |
1974 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 137 | 137 | 1202.7 | 743 | 75 | 22 | 10 | .974 | 6.121 | 5.971 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 38 | 34.5 |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 130 | 129 | 1131.7 | 700 | 95 | 23 | 14 | .972 | 6.323 | 6.115 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 60 | 50.4 |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.588 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.647 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 121 | 118 | 1062.0 | 537 | 78 | 12 | 8 | .981 | 5.212 | 5.083 | 12 | 0 | 91 | 50 | 35.5 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 11 | 9 | 83.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .976 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 136 | 136 | 1158.7 | 657 | 73 | 12 | 4 | .984 | 5.670 | 5.368 | 10 | 0 | 76 | 50 | 39.7 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 125 | 126 | 1063.0 | 666 | 61 | 10 | 4 | .986 | 6.155 | 5.816 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 50 | 45.0 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 13 | 13 | 118.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 2.441 | 2.462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1979 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 88 | 88 | 754.7 | 405 | 44 | 10 | 5 | .978 | 5.355 | 5.102 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 45.8 |
1979 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.895 | 7.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1311 | 1295 | 11367.7 | 6342 | 742 | 130 | 85 | .982 | 5.609 | 5.404 | 93 | 9 | 533 | 427 | 44.5 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1976 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 5 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .435 | .435 | .522 | .957 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .529 | .529 | .529 | 1.059 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 5 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .273 | .476 | .749 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .320 | .370 | .520 | .890 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .500 | .778 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .320 | .393 | .440 | .833 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 30 | 135 | 129 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .357 | .378 | .496 | .874 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
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1976 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 4.909 | 4.800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 34.7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.269 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.727 | 5.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1977 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.364 | 7.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | C | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.686 | 6.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.577 | 6.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 30 | 30 | 264.7 | 158 | 31 | 2 | 1 | .990 | 6.427 | 6.300 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1970 - AL Rookie of the Year
1973 - AL Gold Glove C
1973 - AL TSN All-Star C
1974 - AL Gold Glove C
1974 - AL TSN All-Star C
1975 - AL Gold Glove C
1975 - AL TSN All-Star C
1976 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1976 - AL Most Valuable Player
1976 - AL TSN All-Star C
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