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Proper Name
Thurman Lee Munson
High Level
MLB (1969-1979)
Positions
C (1278) ... DH (77) ... OF (27) ... RF (23) ... 1B (5) ... LF (3) ... 3B (1)
Ht / Wt
5-11 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
Akron,Ohio
Died
8/2/1979
Cause of Death
Plane crash
High School
Lehman (Canton,OH)
colleges
Signing Bonus
$ 75,000
draft posit
C
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
NYA [11]
TBC#
15776
mlbam id
119531
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1969-1979].292.7505344696155811370148
Speed
56
Power
58
Contact
78
XBH
47
RBIs
70
Runs
52
Hitting
84
Durability
81
Team
.550
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1977] World Series Champion with New York Yankees ... [1978] World Series Champion with New York Yankees ... [1980] Inducted into the Kent State University Athletics Hall of Fame
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1969 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 22 15 c log 26 86 6 22 1 2 1 9 0 1 10 10 0 0 1 1 5 30 97 4 18 .256 .330 .349 .679 .198 .093 .276 10.31 10.31 1.00 86.00
1970 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 23 15 c log 132 453 59 137 25 4 6 53 5 7 57 56 7 5 4 6 13 188 526 35 102 .302 .386 .415 .801 .234 .113 .332 10.84 10.65 0.98 75.50
1971 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 24 15 c log 125 451 71 113 15 4 10 42 6 5 52 65 7 4 3 1 10 166 517 29 84 .251 .335 .368 .703 .235 .118 .272 10.06 12.57 1.25 45.10
1972 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 25 15 c log 140 511 54 143 16 3 7 46 6 7 47 58 3 4 2 5 13 186 567 26 117 .280 .343 .364 .707 .174 .084 .304 8.29 10.23 1.23 73.00
1973 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 26 15 c log 147 519 80 156 29 4 20 74 4 6 48 64 4 1 4 4 12 253 576 53 103 .301 .362 .487 .849 .276 .187 .310 8.33 11.11 1.33 25.95
1974 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 27 15 c log 144 517 64 135 19 2 13 60 2 0 44 66 1 1 8 12 14 197 571 34 101 .261 .316 .381 .697 .209 .120 .274 7.71 11.56 1.50 39.77
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 28 15 c log 157 597 83 190 24 3 12 102 3 2 45 52 6 3 10 8 23 256 661 39 151 .318 .366 .429 .795 .188 .111 .328 6.81 7.87 1.16 49.75
1976 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 29 15 c log 152 616 79 186 27 1 17 105 14 11 29 38 9 1 10 6 17 266 665 45 141 .302 .337 .432 .769 .182 .130 .296 4.36 5.71 1.31 36.24
1977 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 30 15 c log 149 595 85 183 28 5 18 100 5 6 39 55 2 0 2 8 18 275 638 51 132 .308 .351 .462 .813 .218 .155 .315 6.11 8.62 1.41 33.06
1978 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 31 15 c log 154 617 73 183 27 1 6 71 2 3 35 70 3 1 10 6 20 230 666 34 149 .297 .332 .373 .705 .131 .076 .321 5.26 10.51 2.00 102.83
1979 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 32 15 c log 97 382 42 110 18 3 3 39 1 2 32 37 0 1 4 2 15 143 419 24 86 .288 .340 .374 .714 .168 .086 .309 7.64 8.83 1.16 127.33
1969 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 26 86 6 22 1 2 1 9 0 1 10 10 0 0 1 1 5 30 97 4 18 .256 .330 .349 .679 .198 .093 .276 10.31 10.31 1.00 86.00
1970 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 132 453 59 137 25 4 6 53 5 7 57 56 7 5 4 6 13 188 526 35 102 .302 .386 .415 .801 .234 .113 .332 10.84 10.65 0.98 75.50
1971 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 125 451 71 113 15 4 10 42 6 5 52 65 7 4 3 1 10 166 517 29 84 .251 .335 .368 .703 .235 .118 .272 10.06 12.57 1.25 45.10
1972 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 140 511 54 143 16 3 7 46 6 7 47 58 3 4 2 5 13 186 567 26 117 .280 .343 .364 .707 .174 .084 .304 8.29 10.23 1.23 73.00
1973 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 147 519 80 156 29 4 20 74 4 6 48 64 4 1 4 4 12 253 576 53 103 .301 .362 .487 .849 .276 .187 .310 8.33 11.11 1.33 25.95
1974 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 144 517 64 135 19 2 13 60 2 0 44 66 1 1 8 12 14 197 571 34 101 .261 .316 .381 .697 .209 .120 .274 7.71 11.56 1.50 39.77
1975 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 157 597 83 190 24 3 12 102 3 2 45 52 6 3 10 8 23 256 661 39 151 .318 .366 .429 .795 .188 .111 .328 6.81 7.87 1.16 49.75
1976 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 152 616 79 186 27 1 17 105 14 11 29 38 9 1 10 6 17 266 665 45 141 .302 .337 .432 .769 .182 .130 .296 4.36 5.71 1.31 36.24
1977 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 149 595 85 183 28 5 18 100 5 6 39 55 2 0 2 8 18 275 638 51 132 .308 .351 .462 .813 .218 .155 .315 6.11 8.62 1.41 33.06
1978 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 154 617 73 183 27 1 6 71 2 3 35 70 3 1 10 6 20 230 666 34 149 .297 .332 .373 .705 .131 .076 .321 5.26 10.51 2.00 102.83
1979 MLB Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 97 382 42 110 18 3 3 39 1 2 32 37 0 1 4 2 15 143 419 24 86 .288 .340 .374 .714 .168 .086 .309 7.64 8.83 1.16 127.33
Total MLB (11 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 1423 5344 696 1558 229 32 113 701 48 50 438 571 42 21 58 59 160 2190 5903 374 1184 .292 .346 .410 .756 .200 .118 .306 7.42 9.67 1.30 47.29
Total AL (11 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 1423 5344 696 1558 229 32 113 701 48 50 438 571 42 21 58 59 160 2190 5903 374 1184 .292 .346 .410 .756 .200 .118 .306 7.42 9.67 1.30 47.29
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1971 American League MLB AllStar 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1973 American League MLB AllStar 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 50.00 -- --
1974 American League MLB AllStar 27 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167 .667 .333 .333 25.00 0.00 0.00 --
1975 American League MLB AllStar 28 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 .000 .000 .500 0.00 0.00 -- --
1976 New York Yankees World Series Playoffs 29 4 17 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 17 0 9 .529 .529 .529 1.059 .000 .000 .563 0.00 5.88 -- --
1976 American League MLB AllStar 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1976 New York Yankees Championship Series Playoffs 29 5 23 3 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 23 2 8 .435 .435 .522 .957 .087 .087 .455 0.00 4.35 -- --
1977 American League MLB AllStar 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -- 0.00 100.00 -- --
1977 New York Yankees Championship Series Playoffs 30 5 21 3 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 21 2 4 .286 .286 .476 .762 .190 .190 .278 0.00 9.52 -- 21.00
1977 New York Yankees World Series Playoffs 30 6 25 4 8 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 13 27 3 5 .320 .370 .520 .890 .280 .200 .438 7.41 29.63 4.00 25.00
1978 New York Yankees Championship Series Playoffs 31 4 18 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 18 2 3 .278 .278 .500 .778 .222 .222 .235 0.00 0.00 -- 18.00
1978 New York Yankees World Series Playoffs 31 6 25 5 8 3 0 0 7 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 11 28 3 5 .320 .393 .440 .833 .280 .120 .444 10.71 25.00 2.33 --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 31 30 129 19 46 9 0 3 22 1 0 5 19 0 0 0 0 0 64 134 12 34 .357 .381 .496 .877 .186 .140 .402 3.73 14.18 3.80 43.00
-- Totals -- AllStar 24 6 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 1 1 .200 .333 .300 .633 .200 .100 .250 8.33 16.67 2.00 --
Fielding Statistics
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1969 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 22 c 25 0 218.0 119 18 2 0 139 137 6 7 46.15 .986 5.5 0.63 5.66 15.5 96.2 3
1970 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 23 c 125 0 1,093.0 631 80 8 11 719 711 0 0 -- .989 5.7 0.65 5.85 77.2 94.7 1
1971 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 24 c 117 0 1,019.0 547 67 1 4 615 614 0 0 -- .998 5.2 0.60 5.42 72.2 93.6 1
1971 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 24 of 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 0.8 11
1972 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 25 c 132 0 1,160.0 575 71 15 11 661 646 32 29 52.46 .977 4.9 0.56 5.01 85.2 94.3 1
1973 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 26 c 142 0 1,246.0 673 80 12 11 765 753 50 47 51.55 .984 5.3 0.60 5.44 87.7 96.6 1
1973 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 26 dh 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.6 0.7 10
1974 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 27 c 137 0 1,202.2 743 75 22 10 840 818 72 38 65.45 .974 6.0 0.68 6.12 84.6 95.1 1
1974 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 27 dh 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 2.5 2.8 5
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 28 c 130 129 1,131.2 700 95 23 14 818 795 59 60 49.58 .972 6.1 0.70 6.33 81.3 82.8 1
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 28 1b 2 2 17.0 20 0 0 1 20 20 0 0 -- 1.000 10.0 1.18 10.59 1.3 1.3 4
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 28 3b 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 0.6 3
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 28 lf 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.12 1.12 0.6 0.6 8
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 28 rf 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 -- 1.000 4.0 0.44 4.00 0.6 0.6 9
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 28 of 2 2 17.0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 -- 1.000 2.5 0.29 2.65 1.3 1.3 14
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 28 dh 22 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 13.8 14.0 4
1976 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 29 c 121 118 1,062.0 537 78 12 8 627 615 91 50 64.54 .981 5.1 0.58 5.21 76.1 79.6 1
1976 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 29 lf 2 2 21.0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -- .500 0.5 0.05 0.43 1.3 1.3 6
1976 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 29 rf 9 7 62.0 8 0 1 0 9 8 0 0 -- .889 0.9 0.13 1.16 5.7 5.9 4
1976 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 29 of 11 9 83.0 9 0 2 0 11 9 0 0 -- .818 0.8 0.11 0.98 6.9 7.2 7
1976 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 29 dh 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 13.2 13.8 3
1977 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 30 c 136 136 1,158.2 657 73 12 4 742 730 76 50 60.32 .984 5.4 0.63 5.67 84.0 91.3 1
1977 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 30 dh 10 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 6.2 6.7 6
1978 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 31 c 125 125 1,063.0 666 61 10 4 737 727 61 50 54.95 .986 5.8 0.68 6.16 76.7 81.2 1
1978 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 31 rf 13 13 118.0 34 0 1 0 35 34 0 0 -- .971 2.6 0.29 2.59 8.0 8.4 5
1978 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 31 of 13 13 118.0 32 0 1 0 33 32 0 0 -- .970 2.5 0.27 2.44 8.0 8.4 8
1978 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 31 dh 14 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 8.6 9.1 6
1979 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 32 c 88 88 754.2 405 44 10 5 459 449 32 27 54.24 .978 5.1 0.60 5.36 55.0 90.7 1
1979 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 32 1b 3 3 19.0 23 0 0 2 23 23 0 0 -- 1.000 7.7 1.21 10.89 1.9 3.1 3
1979 New York Yankees AL MLB nya 32 dh 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 3.1 5.2 9
Total MLB (11 yrs) -- MLB -- -- c 1278 596 11,107 6253 742 127 82 7122 6995 479 358 57.23 .982 5.5 0.63 5.67 -- -- --
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 1b 5 5 36 43 0 0 3 43 43 0 0 -- 1.000 8.6 1.19 10.75 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 3b 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 0.00 0.00 -- -- --
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- lf 3 3 29 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 -- .667 0.7 0.07 0.62 -- -- --
Total MLB (3 yrs) -- MLB -- -- rf 23 21 189 46 0 2 0 48 46 0 0 -- .958 2.0 0.24 2.19 -- -- --
Total MLB (4 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 27 24 219 46 0 3 0 49 46 0 0 -- .939 1.7 0.21 1.89 -- -- --
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- dh 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1969 MLB 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 MLB 0 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 MLB 0 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1972 MLB 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 MLB 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 MLB 0 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1975 MLB 0 130 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 22
1976 MLB 0 121 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 11 21
1977 MLB 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
1978 MLB 0 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 14
1979 MLB 0 88 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5