Thurman Munson

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1969-1979 (1969-1979)
Proper Name
Thurman Lee Munson
Positions
C (1278) ... DH (77) ... OF (27) ... RF (23) ... 1B (5) ... LF (3) ... 3B (1)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
August 2,1979   Age:  32.056
High School
Lehman (Canton,OH)
Colleges
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 75,000
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
munst101
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Honored in Yankees Monument Park   [1967] Most Valuable Player (Cape Cod League) ... Thurman Munson Award (Cape Cod League)   [1968] 1st Round Draft Pick (#4 overall) by the New York Yankees   [1970] Topps All-Star Rookie   [1976] Named team captain of the Yankees   [1977] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1978] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1979] His #15 was retired by the Yankees on August 3,1979   [1980] Inducted into the Kent State University Athletics Hall of Fame   [2000] Inducted into the Cape Cod League Hall of Fame

Batting Statistics

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Glossary
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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1969New York YankeesALMLBNYA15222/7/658326866221219011010001153097418.256.330.349.679.198.093.27610.3110.311.0086.00
1970New York YankeesALMLBNYA15232/2/76591121324535913725465357575675461318852635102.302.386.415.801.234.113.33210.8410.650.9875.50
1971New York YankeesALMLBNYA15242/2/639571041254517111315410426552657431101665172984.251.335.368.703.235.117.27210.0612.571.2545.10
1972New York YankeesALMLBNYA15252/2/67591061405115414316374667475834251318656726117.280.343.364.707.174.084.3048.2910.231.2373.00
1973New York YankeesALMLBNYA15262/78/356911814751980156294207446486441441225357653103.301.362.487.849.276.186.3108.3311.111.3325.95
1974New York YankeesALMLBNYA15272/D/5768342998144517641351921360204466118121419757134101.261.316.381.697.209.120.2747.7111.561.5039.77
1975New York YankeesALMLBNYA15282/D34/56781121575978319024312102324552631082325666139151.318.366.429.795.188.111.3286.817.871.1649.75
1976New York YankeesALMLBNYA15292/D973/92110152616791862711710514112938911061726666545141.302.337.432.769.182.130.2964.365.711.3136.24
1977New York YankeesALMLBNYA15302/D3/29109149595851832851810056395520281827563851132.308.351.462.813.218.154.3156.118.621.4133.06
1978New York YankeesALMLBNYA15312/D93/210015461773183271671233570311062023066634149.297.332.373.705.131.076.3215.2610.512.00102.83
1979New York YankeesALMLBNYA15322/D33/29997382421101833391232370142151434192486.288.340.374.714.168.086.3097.648.831.16127.33
Tot:MLB (11 yrs) MLB      14235344696155822932113701485043857142215859160219059033741184.292.346.410.756.200.118.3067.429.671.3047.29
Tot:AL (11 yrs) AL      14235344696155822932113701485043857142215859160219059033741184.292.346.410.756.200.118.3067.429.671.3047.29
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1971American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar24100000000000000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1973American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar26120000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1974American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar27131110000010000002410.333.500.6671.167.667.334.33325.000.000.000.00
1975American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar28120100000000100001301.500.667.5001.167.000.000.5000.000.000.000.00
1976American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29120000000000000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1976New York YankeesChampionship SeriesPlayoffs295233102003000100000122328.435.435.522.957.087.087.4550.004.350.000.00
1976New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs2941729000200010000091709.529.529.5291.058.000.000.5630.005.880.000.00
1977American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30110000000001000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00
1977New York YankeesChampionship SeriesPlayoffs30521361015000200000102124.286.286.476.762.190.190.2780.009.520.004.76
1977New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs30625482013002800000132735.320.370.520.890.280.200.4387.4129.634.003.70
1978New York YankeesChampionship SeriesPlayoffs3141825101200000000091823.278.278.500.778.222.222.2350.000.000.005.56
1978New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs31625583007103700000112835.320.393.440.833.280.120.44410.7125.002.330.00
Tot:AllStar (6 Yrs) AllStar 61012100000121000031211.200.333.300.633.200.100.2508.3316.672.00
Tot:Playoffs (3 Yrs) Playoffs 301291946903221051900000641341234.357.381.496.877.186.140.4023.7314.183.8043.00

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