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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

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Drafted:  Selected by New York Yankees in 1st Round (4th overall) of 1968 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1968BinghamtonEast21NyyAA   712262868123637          .301---.460-----
1969SyracuseIL22NyyAAA   28102133791217          .363---.529-----
 NY YankeesAL22NyyMLB c72686622121901101001015 .256.330.34967939%
1970NY YankeesAL23NyyMLB c2,713245359137254653575756765413 .302.386.41580148%
1971NY YankeesAL24NyyMLB c2125451711131541042655265714310 .251.335.36870356%
1972NY YankeesAL25NyyMLB c214051154143163746674758354213 .280.343.36470755%
1973NY YankeesAL26NyyMLB c7,8,3147519801562942074464864441412 .301.362.48784948%
1974NY YankeesAL27NyyMLB c5,7,61445176413519213602044661121814 .261.316.38169752%
1975NY YankeesAL28NyyMLB c415759783190243121023245526831023 .318.366.42979557%
1976NY YankeesAL29NyyMLB c31526167918627117105141129389611017 .302.337.43276952%
1977NY YankeesAL30NyyMLB c31495958518328518100563955280218 .308.351.46281355%
1978NY YankeesAL31NyyMLB c3154617731832716712335703611020 .297.332.37370555%
1979NY YankeesAL32NyyMLB c39738242110183339123237021415 .288.340.37471453%
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)14235344696155822932113701485043857142592158160 .292.346.41075653%
Minor League Totals - 2 Season(s)9932841105214854 .320---.482-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1976NY YankeesAL29NyyCh5233102003000100000 .435.435.522957--
 NY YankeesAL29NyyWs417290002000100000 .529.529.5291058--
1977NY YankeesAL30NyyCh521361015000200000 .286.286.476762--
 NY YankeesAL30NyyWs625482013002800000 .320.370.520890--
1978NY YankeesAL31NyyCh418251012000000000 .278.278.500778--
 NY YankeesAL31NyyWs625583007103700000 .320.393.440833--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)301291946903221051900000 .357.381.496877--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1969NY YankeesAL22NyyMLBC251191821390567.986--
 
1970NY YankeesAL23NyyMLBC125631808719111000.989--
 
1971NY YankeesAL24NyyMLBC1175476716154900.998--
1971NY YankeesAL24NyyMLBOF100000--------
 
1972NY YankeesAL25NyyMLBC132575711566111900.977--
 
1973NY YankeesAL26NyyMLBC1426738012765111000.984--
1973NY YankeesAL26NyyMLBDH1--------
 
1974NY YankeesAL27NyyMLBC13774375228401067238.974--
1974NY YankeesAL27NyyMLBDH4--------
 
1975NY YankeesAL28NyyMLBC13070095238181495960.972--
1975NY YankeesAL28NyyMLB1B22000201---1.000--
1975NY YankeesAL28NyyMLB3B100000--------
1975NY YankeesAL28NyyMLBOF250050---1.000--
1975NY YankeesAL28NyyMLBDH22--------
 
1976NY YankeesAL29NyyMLBC12153778126278129150.981--
1976NY YankeesAL29NyyMLBOF11902110---.818--
1976NY YankeesAL29NyyMLBDH21--------
 
1977NY YankeesAL30NyyMLBC13665773127424107650.984--
1977NY YankeesAL30NyyMLBDH10--------
 
1978NY YankeesAL31NyyMLBC1256666110737486150.986--
1978NY YankeesAL31NyyMLBOF133201330---.970--
1978NY YankeesAL31NyyMLBDH14--------
 
1979NY YankeesAL32NyyMLBC884054410459553227.978--
1979NY YankeesAL32NyyMLB1B32300232---1.000--
1979NY YankeesAL32NyyMLBDH5--------
 


 Awards
[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%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
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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