Thurman Munson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: June 7, 1947 in Akron, OH us

Died: August 2, 1979 in Summit County, OH

Buried: Sunset Hills Cemetery, Canton, OH

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (4th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

High School: Lehman HS (Canton, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Debut: August 8, 1969 (Age 22-062d, 12,872nd in major league history)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 1, 1979 (Age 32-055d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Thurman Lee Munson

Nicknames: Tugboat, Squatty Body or The Walrus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.1

5344

1558

113

.292

696

RBI

701

OBP

.347

SLG

.410

OPS

.756

OPS+

116

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	NYY		MIL	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
2	2	Apr 7	NYY		MIL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	3	Apr 8	NYY		MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
4	4	Apr 10	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
5	5	Apr 11	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	5	1	1	7	0	C
6	6	Apr 12	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	7	Apr 13	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-12	GS	33	6.0	2	3	0	5	0	C
8	8	Apr 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
9	9	Apr 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
10	10	Apr 17	NYY		BAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
11	11	Apr 18	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
12	13 (1)	Apr 20	NYY		TEX	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	14	Apr 21	NYY		TEX	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
14	15	Apr 22	NYY		TEX	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
15	16	Apr 24	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
16	17	Apr 25	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
17	18	Apr 27	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	19	Apr 28	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	C
19	20	Apr 29	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	5	0	1	6	0	C
20	21	Apr 30	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	7	2	0	9	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 1	NYY	@	CAL	W,12-8	CG	49	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
22	23	May 2	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
23	24	May 4	NYY		OAK	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
24	25	May 5	NYY		OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
25	26	May 6	NYY		OAK	W,6-5	GS	35	9.0	7	4	0	11	0	C
26	27	May 7	NYY		SEA	L,4-12	CG	49	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
27	28	May 8	NYY		SEA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
28	29	May 9	NYY		SEA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
29	31 (1)	May 11	NYY		CAL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
30	32	May 12	NYY		CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	C
31	33	May 13	NYY		CAL	W,12-10	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
32	34	May 14	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	35	May 15	NYY		DET	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
34	36	May 16	NYY		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
35	37	May 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
36	38	May 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
37	39	May 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
38	40	May 21	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	GS	17	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
39	42 (1)	May 23	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
40	43	May 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
41	44	May 27 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
42	46 (1)	May 28	NYY	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
43	47	May 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
44	48	May 30	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
45	49	May 31	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	50	Jun 1	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
47	51	Jun 2	NYY		CHW	L,0-7	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
48	53 (1)	Jun 4	NYY		KCR	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
49	54	Jun 5	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
50	55	Jun 6	NYY		MIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
51	57 (1)	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,11-10	CG	49	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
52	58	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,8-9	CG	55	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
53	60 (1)	Jun 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	C
54	61	Jun 13	NYY	@	MIN	L,7-8	GS	32	6.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
55	62	Jun 14	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
56	63	Jun 15	NYY	@	TEX	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
57	64	Jun 16	NYY	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
58	65	Jun 17	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
59	66	Jun 19	NYY		TOR	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
60	67	Jun 20 (1)	NYY		TOR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
61	68	Jun 20 (2)	NYY		TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
62	70 (1)	Jun 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
63	71	Jun 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
64	72	Jun 24	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
65	73	Jun 25	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-3	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
66	74	Jun 26	NYY	@	TOR	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
67	75	Jun 28	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	42	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
68	76	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	50	13.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
69	77	Jun 30	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	79 (1)	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
71	80	Jul 3	NYY		MIL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
72	81	Jul 4	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
73	83 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
74	84	Jul 6 (2)	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
75	86 (1)	Jul 8	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	87	Jul 10	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
77	88	Jul 11	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-16	GS	31	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
78	89	Jul 12	NYY	@	SEA	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
79	90	Jul 13	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
80	91	Jul 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,7-8	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
81	92	Jul 15	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	10	0	0	10	0	C
82	93	Jul 19	NYY		OAK	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
83	94	Jul 20	NYY		OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	C
84	95	Jul 21	NYY		OAK	W,12-4	GS	25	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
85	96	Jul 22	NYY		SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
86	97	Jul 23	NYY		SEA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
87	98	Jul 24	NYY		CAL	W,6-5	GS	18	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
88	101 (2)	Jul 27	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
89	103 (1)	Jul 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
90	104	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	106 (1)	Aug 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-1	GS	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
							91gm		773.2	428	44	10	482	7