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Thurman Munson | Major Leaguer 1969-1979 | |
Full Name: Thruman Lee Munson Born: June 7,1947 in Akron, Ohio Death: August 2,1979 Height: 5-11 Weight: 191 Bats: Right Throws: Right High School: Lehman (Canton,OH) College: Kent State University Baseball Lists: AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Major Leaguers who died while still Active Player ... Retired Numbers Update Player Profile Drafted: Selected by New York Yankees in 1st Round (4th overall) of 1968 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) |
| Batting Statistics |
| Year | Team | Lg | Age | Org. | Level | Pos | Ln | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | GB% | ||||||||||
| 1968 | Binghamton | East | 21 | Nyy | AA | 71 | 226 | 28 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37 | .301 | --- | .460 | --- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Syracuse | IL | 22 | Nyy | AAA | 28 | 102 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .363 | --- | .529 | --- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NY Yankees | AL | 22 | Nyy | MLB | 26 | 86 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .256 | .330 | .349 | 679 | 39% | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | NY Yankees | AL | 23 | Nyy | MLB | 132 | 453 | 59 | 137 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 56 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .302 | .386 | .415 | 801 | 48% | ||||||||||||
| 1971 | NY Yankees | AL | 24 | Nyy | MLB | 125 | 451 | 71 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .251 | .335 | .368 | 703 | 56% | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | NY Yankees | AL | 25 | Nyy | MLB | 140 | 511 | 54 | 143 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .280 | .343 | .364 | 707 | 55% | ||||||||||||
| 1973 | NY Yankees | AL | 26 | Nyy | MLB | 147 | 519 | 80 | 156 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 74 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .301 | .362 | .487 | 849 | 48% | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | NY Yankees | AL | 27 | Nyy | MLB | 144 | 517 | 64 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 66 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 14 | .261 | .316 | .381 | 697 | 52% | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | NY Yankees | AL | 28 | Nyy | MLB | 157 | 597 | 83 | 190 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 102 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | .318 | .366 | .429 | 795 | 57% | ||||||||||||
| 1976 | NY Yankees | AL | 29 | Nyy | MLB | 152 | 616 | 79 | 186 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 105 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 17 | .302 | .337 | .432 | 769 | 52% | ||||||||||||
| 1977 | NY Yankees | AL | 30 | Nyy | MLB | 149 | 595 | 85 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 100 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 55 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .308 | .351 | .462 | 813 | 55% | ||||||||||||
| 1978 | NY Yankees | AL | 31 | Nyy | MLB | 154 | 617 | 73 | 183 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | .297 | .332 | .373 | 705 | 55% | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | NY Yankees | AL | 32 | Nyy | MLB | 97 | 382 | 42 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | .288 | .340 | .374 | 714 | 53% | ||||||||||||
| Major League Totals - 11 Season(s) | 1423 | 5344 | 696 | 1558 | 229 | 32 | 113 | 701 | 48 | 50 | 438 | 571 | 42 | 59 | 21 | 58 | 160 | .292 | .346 | .410 | 756 | 53% | |||||||||||||||||
| Minor League Totals - 2 Season(s) | 99 | 328 | 41 | 105 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 54 | .320 | --- | .482 | --- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playoffs Batting Statistics |
| Year | Team | Lg | Age | Org. | Series | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | GB% | ||||||||||||
| 1976 | NY Yankees | AL | 29 | Nyy | Ch | 5 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .435 | .435 | .522 | 957 | -- | ||||||||||||
| NY Yankees | AL | 29 | Nyy | Ws | 4 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .529 | .529 | .529 | 1058 | -- | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | NY Yankees | AL | 30 | Nyy | Ch | 5 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .476 | 762 | -- | ||||||||||||
| NY Yankees | AL | 30 | Nyy | Ws | 6 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .370 | .520 | 890 | -- | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | NY Yankees | AL | 31 | Nyy | Ch | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .500 | 778 | -- | ||||||||||||
| NY Yankees | AL | 31 | Nyy | Ws | 6 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .393 | .440 | 833 | -- | |||||||||||||
| Major League Totals - 3 Season(s) | 30 | 129 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .381 | .496 | 877 | -- | |||||||||||||||||
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[1970] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19), American League Rookie of the Year [1971] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1973] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #12), AL Gold Glove Award (C), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1974] - AL Gold Glove Award (C), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #26) [1975] - AL Gold Glove Award (C), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #7) [1976] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, American League Most Valuable Player [1977] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #7), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1978] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #22), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1981] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (62 votes - 15.46%) [1982] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (26 votes - 6.27%) [1983] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (18 votes - 4.81%) [1984] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (29 votes - 7.2%) [1985] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (32 votes - 8.1%) [1986] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (35 votes - 8.24%) [1987] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (28 votes - 6.78%) [1988] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (32 votes - 7.49%) [1989] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (31 votes - 6.94%) [1990] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (33 votes - 7.43%) [1991] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (28 votes - 6.32%) [1992] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (32 votes - 7.44%) [1993] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (40 votes - 9.46%) [1994] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (31 votes - 6.79%) [1995] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (30 votes - 6.52%) |
Member of the World Series Champion New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978. Munson died tragically in a plane crash on August 2,1979. Notes: Played in 7 All-Star games during his career (1971, 1973-1978) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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