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Thurman Munson
Thurman Lee Munson (Tugboat, Squatty Body or The Wall)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 191 lb.

Born: June 7, 1947 in Akron, OH
High School: Lehman (Canton, OH)
Drafted
by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 8, 1969
Final Game: August 1, 1979
Died: August 2, 1979 in Canton, OH
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Thurman Munson: 113 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 37 go ahead
1 Tm
NYY113
 
vs LHP57
vs RHP56
 
Away71
Home42
 
Leverage
High Lev18
Medium Lev46
Low Lev49
13 Opps
DET15
MIN14
BAL14
BOS13
CLE12
OAK8
KCR7
MIL7
SEA6
CHW6
TEX4
CAL4
TOR3
84 Pitchers
Mickey Lolich4
Ross Grimsley4
Joe Coleman3
Rick Jones2
Rudy May2
Sam McDowell2
Darold Knowles2
Marty Pattin2
Tom Hall2
Jim Kaat2
Jim Palmer2
Paul Splittorff2
Bill Laxton2
Mike Cuellar2
Ken Brett2
Jim Hughes2
Reggie Cleveland2
Luis Tiant2
Jim Perry2
Tom House2
15 Parks
Yankee Stad31
Tiger Stad12
Shea Stad11
ClevelandStd9
Memor. Stad8
Fenway Pk8
Metrop. Stad8
KauffmanStad6
Angel Stad4
Comiskey Pk3
Exhibit Stad3
Kingdome3
Arlington3
NetworkAssoc2
County Stad2
Where Hit
787
910
Unk8
786
81
891
General field locations when available.
 
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms111
2·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
3rd45
2nd21
7th13
4th11
8th8
6th8
5th7
Outs
246
035
132
 
DefPos
C105
DH7
RF1
Bases
---57
1--31
-2-11
--35
12-3
-233
1-33
 
178 RBI
RISP25
0 on57
1 on47
2 on9
Any on56
Inning
118
26
318
414
512
615
711
810
96
Extra3
 
1-342
4-641
7-end30
RelScore
+4..9
+36
+28
+113
Tied33
-18
-213
-38
-4..15
 
Ahead36
Tied33
Behind44
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1969 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1969-08-10 NYY OAK Lew Krausse ahead 3-1 b 6 0 --- 1 6 2 6% 93% Home Run
1970 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
2 2 1 1 1970-06-28 (1) NYY BOS Ken Brett behind 1-4 b 8 2 --- 1 5 2 4% 8% Home Run
3 3 2 1 1970-07-01 NYY @ DET Denny McLain tied 2-2 t 4 2 --- 1 7 2 14% 59% Home Run
4 4 3 1 1970-07-08 NYY @ BAL Dave McNally behind 0-3 t 2 0 -23 3 6 2 16% 50% Home Run; Cater Scores/unER; Ellis Scores
5 5 4 1 1970-07-28 NYY @ CAL Eddie Fisher ahead 3-2 t 5 2 -2- 2 2 2 20% 84% Home Run; McCormick Scores
6 6 5 1 1970-08-05 NYY @ CLE Sam McDowell tied 0-0 t 5 0 1-- 2 2 2 21% 76% Home Run; Clarke Scores
7 7 6 1 1970-09-12 NYY @ CLE Sam McDowell ahead 2-1 t 7 1 --- 1 2 2 13% 81% Home Run
1971 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
8 8 1 1 1971-04-24 NYY MIN Tom Hall behind 0-3 b 5 1 1-- 2 2 2 19% 35% Home Run; Bahnsen Scores
9 9 2 1 1971-06-03 NYY BOS Ray Culp tied 0-0 b 6 2 --- 1 2 2 22% 73% Home Run
10 10 3 1 1971-06-20 NYY @ BAL Dave McNally behind 1-5 t 4 0 --- 1 2 2 6% 16% Home Run
11 11 4 1 1971-07-02 NYY @ BOS Ken Brett ahead 3-0 t 9 2 1-3 3 6 2 3% 100% Home Run; Kenney Scores; Blomberg Scores
12 12 5 1 1971-07-08 NYY @ DET Bill Gilbreth behind 0-3 t 6 1 --- 1 2 2 7% 17% Home Run
13 13 6 1 1971-07-22 NYY MIN Hal Haydel ahead 11-1 b 6 2 1-- 2 2 2 0% 100% Home Run; Kenney Scores
14 14 7 1 1971-08-01 NYY @ MIN Tom Hall behind 6-10 t 8 0 --- 1 2 2 3% 6% Home Run
15 15 8 1 1971-08-04 NYY @ CLE Phil Hennigan ahead 6-3 t 9 1 --- 1 2 2 2% 99% Home Run
16 16 9 1 1971-09-11 NYY @ CLE Ed Farmer ahead 6-2 t 6 0 1-- 2 2 2 4% 98% Home Run; Kenney Scores
17 17 10 1 1971-09-17 (2) NYY CLE Mike Paul ahead 1-0 b 3 0 --- 1 2 2 11% 79% Home Run
1972 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
18 18 1 1 1972-04-30 (1) NYY MIN Jim Perry behind 0-2 b 2 0 1-- 2 7 2 21% 55% Home Run; Callison Scores
19 19 2 1 1972-05-09 NYY @ MIN Jim Kaat behind 1-3 t 7 0 --- 1 5 2 12% 28% Home Run (LF-CF)
20 20 3 1 1972-06-03 NYY @ CHW Bart Johnson tied 10-10 t 13 1 12- 3 6 2 39% 97% Home Run; Murcer Scores; White Scores
21 21 4 1 1972-07-05 NYY @ OAK Ken Holtzman tied 1-1 t 5 2 1-- 2 2 2 31% 78% Home Run; Clarke Scores
22 22 5 1 1972-07-18 NYY MIN Ray Corbin tied 0-0 b 3 1 -2- 2 2 2 21% 79% Home Run; Kline Scores
23 23 6 1 1972-08-13 (2) NYY MIL Jim Colborn behind 1-3 b 5 2 --- 1 2 2 13% 32% Home Run
24 24 7 1 1972-09-28 NYY @ DET Mickey Lolich behind 0-1 t 8 1 --- 1 5 2 29% 46% Home Run (LF-CF)
1973 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
25 25 1 1 1973-04-08 NYY @ BOS John Curtis ahead 1-0 t 2 0 --- 1 7 2 10% 70% Home Run
26 26 2 1 1973-04-18 NYY @ BAL Mike Cuellar behind 2-4 t 9 0 1-- 2 7 2 36% 50% Home Run; Hart Scores
27 27 3 1 1973-05-16 NYY MIL Ray Newman ahead 9-1 b 7 0 1-- 2 8 2 0% 100% Home Run; Alou Scores
28 28 4 1 1973-05-19 NYY @ CLE Ray Lamb behind 3-6 t 9 1 --- 1 8 2 2% 3% Home Run
29 29 5 1 1973-05-21 NYY @ CLE Gaylord Perry behind 4-6 t 4 0 --- 1 8 2 11% 37% Home Run
30 30 6 1 1973-05-30 NYY OAK Darold Knowles tied 3-3 b 8 0 --- 1 7 2 27% 87% Home Run
31 31 7 1 1973-06-10 NYY @ KCR Paul Splittorff behind 2-7 t 9 1 -2- 2 8 2 1% 1% Home Run; Nettles Scores
32 32 8 1 1973-06-21 NYY DET Mickey Lolich behind 0-1 b 2 2 1-- 2 7 2 22% 63% Home Run; Nettles Scores
33 33 9 1 1973-06-22 NYY DET Jim Perry behind 2-4 b 7 0 --- 1 8 2 14% 35% Home Run
34 34 10 1 1973-06-25 NYY @ CLE Gaylord Perry behind 1-4 t 9 2 --- 1 8 2 1% 1% Home Run
35 35 11 1 1973-06-28 NYY @ BAL Grant Jackson behind 2-4 t 7 0 --- 1 8 2 12% 30% Home Run
36 36 12 1 1973-07-08 NYY @ MIN Dave Goltz ahead 3-0 t 6 1 --- 1 7 2 6% 91% Home Run
37 37 13 1 1973-07-17 (2) NYY MIN Eddie Bane ahead 2-1 b 7 0 --- 1 7 2 10% 90% Home Run
38 38 14 1 1973-08-03 NYY @ DET Mickey Lolich behind 0-7 t 5 2 1-- 2 7 2 3% 4% Home Run; Swoboda Scores
39 39 15 1 1973-08-05 NYY @ DET Joe Coleman behind 0-3 t 4 2 1-- 2 7 2 17% 33% Home Run; Blomberg Scores
40 40 16 1 1973-08-10 NYY OAK Darold Knowles tied 0-0 b 1 2 -23 3 5 2 24% 80% Home Run; Alou Scores; White Scores
41 41 17 1 1973-08-28 NYY @ CAL Clyde Wright behind 0-4 t 7 2 1-- 2 5 2 8% 11% Home Run; Murcer Scores
42 42 18 1 1973-09-01 NYY BAL Mike Cuellar behind 0-4 b 1 2 --- 1 3 2 7% 22% Home Run
43 43 19 1 1973-09-03 NYY @ DET Joe Coleman behind 1-3 t 6 2 --- 1 3 2 11% 28% Home Run
44 44 20 2 1973-09-03 NYY @ DET Joe Coleman behind 2-3 t 8 2 -2- 2 3 2 49% 71% Home Run; White Scores
1974 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
45 45 1 1 1974-04-07 NYY CLE Dick Tidrow tied 1-1 b 1 1 --- 1 3 2 11% 63% Home Run (CF-RF)
46 46 2 1 1974-04-14 (1) NYY @ CLE Bob Johnson tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 2 11% 57% Home Run (LF Line)
47 47 3 1 1974-04-24 NYY KCR Marty Pattin behind 0-1 b 4 2 1-- 2 6 2 28% 66% Home Run; Murcer Scores
48 48 4 1 1974-04-28 (1) NYY TEX Steve Dunning ahead 6-0 b 3 2 --- 1 7 2 2% 98% Home Run (LF Line); Munson Scores/Team unER
49 49 5 1 1974-05-26 (1) NYY BAL Ross Grimsley tied 0-0 b 3 2 1-- 2 2 2 23% 75% Home Run; Michael Scores
50 50 6 1 1974-05-27 NYY CHW Skip Pitlock behind 0-4 b 5 1 1-- 2 2 2 13% 24% Home Run; Blomberg Scores/unER
51 51 7 1 1974-07-05 NYY @ TEX Jim Shellenback ahead 11-2 t 5 2 -2- 2 6 2 0% 100% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Murcer Scores
52 52 8 1 1974-07-06 NYY @ TEX Jackie Brown behind 1-3 t 4 2 -2- 2 7 2 22% 45% Home Run (Deep LF); Nettles Scores
53 53 9 1 1974-07-10 NYY @ KCR Marty Pattin behind 0-4 t 6 0 1-- 2 8 2 11% 21% Home Run (LF-CF); Chambliss Scores
54 54 10 1 1974-08-05 NYY BOS Bill Lee tied 0-0 b 2 2 --- 1 6 2 12% 63% Home Run
55 55 11 1 1974-08-16 (1) NYY CHW Terry Forster behind 7-8 b 13 2 1-- 2 4 10 91% 100% Walk-Off Home Run; Murcer Scores
56 56 12 1 1974-08-28 NYY @ MIN Joe Decker ahead 2-0 t 4 1 --- 1 7 2 9% 81% Home Run
57 57 13 1 1974-08-31 NYY @ CHW Jim Kaat ahead 2-0 t 3 1 12- 3 5 2 16% 91% Home Run; Murcer Scores; Piniella Scores
1975 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
58 58 1 1 1975-04-26 NYY MIL Jim Slaton ahead 3-0 b 3 2 -2- 2 6 2 9% 94% Home Run; Blomberg Scores
59 59 2 1 1975-05-01 NYY BAL Jim Palmer tied 0-0 b 4 2 1-- 2 5 2 25% 78% Home Run; Chambliss Scores
60 60 3 1 1975-05-18 NYY OAK Paul Lindblad ahead 3-1 b 3 2 --- 1 4 10 8% 84% Home Run
61 61 4 1 1975-06-04 NYY @ MIN Bert Blyleven tied 0-0 t 5 1 -2- 2 4 2 22% 74% Home Run; Maddox Scores
62 62 5 1 1975-06-05 NYY @ MIN Jim Hughes ahead 1-0 t 1 2 --- 1 4 2 10% 66% Home Run
63 63 6 1 1975-06-23 NYY @ BAL Ross Grimsley ahead 1-0 t 3 2 1-- 2 4 2 19% 79% Home Run; White Scores
64 64 7 1 1975-07-20 (1) NYY @ MIN Ray Corbin tied 0-0 t 1 2 -2- 2 4 10 18% 66% Home Run; White Scores
65 65 8 1 1975-08-07 NYY @ CLE Don Hood ahead 4-3 t 6 0 --- 1 4 2 12% 79% Home Run
66 66 9 1 1975-08-16 NYY @ KCR Nelson Briles behind 1-4 t 7 0 --- 1 4 2 8% 18% Home Run
67 67 10 1 1975-09-02 NYY @ BOS Reggie Cleveland behind 1-7 t 8 2 12- 3 4 2 3% 4% Home Run; Bonds Scores; White Scores
68 68 11 1 1975-09-03 NYY @ DET Mickey Lolich ahead 2-0 t 3 2 --3 2 4 2 14% 85% Home Run; Alomar Scores
69 69 12 1 1975-09-22 NYY BOS Rick Wise tied 0-0 b 1 2 -2- 2 4 2 19% 72% Home Run; Alomar Scores/unER; Munson Scores/unER
1976 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
70 70 1 1 1976-04-10 NYY @ MIL Eduardo Rodriguez behind 2-6 t 7 1 1-- 2 3 10 8% 13% Home Run; White Scores
71 71 2 1 1976-04-17 NYY MIN Jim Hughes tied 0-0 b 1 2 --- 1 3 2 11% 62% Home Run
72 72 3 1 1976-04-30 NYY @ KCR Paul Splittorff tied 2-2 t 5 1 --3 2 3 2 18% 75% Home Run (LF-CF); Rivers Scores
73 73 4 1 1976-05-14 NYY BAL Ross Grimsley behind 1-6 b 6 0 --- 1 3 2 4% 8% Home Run
74 74 5 1 1976-05-28 NYY @ DET Vern Ruhle tied 1-1 t 4 0 1-- 2 3 2 20% 75% Home Run; White Scores
75 75 6 1 1976-05-30 NYY @ DET Bill Laxton ahead 3-0 t 6 0 --- 1 3 2 5% 93% Home Run
76 76 7 1 1976-05-31 NYY @ BOS Tom House ahead 5-2 t 6 2 --- 1 3 2 6% 91% Home Run
77 77 8 1 1976-06-15 NYY @ MIN Pete Redfern behind 1-2 t 6 0 --- 1 3 2 17% 50% Home Run
78 78 9 1 1976-07-21 NYY OAK Mike Norris ahead 3-1 b 5 0 1-3 3 3 2 7% 97% Home Run; Rivers Scores; White Scores
79 79 10 1 1976-08-01 NYY @ BOS Rick Jones tied 0-0 t 1 1 --3 2 3 10 13% 67% Home Run; Rivers Scores
80 80 11 1 1976-08-04 (1) NYY @ MIL Bill Travers behind 0-4 t 6 2 -23 3 3 10 19% 26% Home Run; Stanley Scores; White Scores
81 81 12 1 1976-08-09 NYY @ KCR Dennis Leonard behind 0-4 t 4 1 --- 1 3 2 6% 15% Home Run (LF-CF)
82 82 13 1 1976-08-10 NYY @ KCR Steve Mingori tied 1-1 t 11 2 --- 1 3 2 42% 82% Home Run
83 83 14 1 1976-09-09 NYY MIL Bill Travers behind 0-2 b 3 2 1-- 2 3 2 23% 51% Home Run; White Scores
84 84 15 1 1976-09-11 NYY DET Dave Roberts behind 4-6 b 7 0 --- 1 3 2 14% 34% Home Run
85 85 16 1 1976-09-25 NYY @ DET Bill Laxton ahead 6-0 t 2 0 1-- 2 3 2 3% 98% Home Run; White Scores
86 86 17 1 1976-09-28 NYY @ BOS Rick Kreuger behind 1-3 t 3 1 --- 1 3 2 10% 36% Home Run
1977 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
87 87 1 1 1977-04-25 NYY @ BAL Ross Grimsley ahead 2-0 t 3 0 --3 2 2 2 7% 87% Home Run; Randolph Scores
88 88 2 1 1977-04-29 NYY SEA Stan Thomas ahead 1-0 b 7 1 1-- 2 2 2 15% 94% Home Run; Randolph Scores
89 89 3 1 1977-04-30 NYY SEA Gary Wheelock tied 0-0 b 1 1 --- 1 2 2 10% 63% Home Run
90 90 4 1 1977-05-01 NYY SEA Glenn Abbott behind 0-2 b 1 1 --- 1 2 2 10% 42% Home Run
91 91 5 1 1977-05-08 NYY OAK Stan Bahnsen ahead 9-3 b 8 1 --- 1 3 2 0% 100% Home Run
92 92 6 1 1977-05-12 NYY @ SEA Rick Jones tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 2 10% 56% Home Run
93 93 7 1 1977-05-13 NYY @ CAL Wayne Simpson ahead 2-0 t 3 0 --- 1 3 2 8% 80% Home Run
94 94 8 1 1977-05-19 NYY BAL Mike Flanagan ahead 1-0 b 3 2 1-- 2 3 2 18% 82% Home Run; Randolph Scores
95 95 9 1 1977-06-05 NYY @ CHW Steve Stone tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 2 10% 56% Home Run
96 96 10 1 1977-06-27 NYY @ TOR Jesse Jefferson tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 2 10% 56% Home Run
97 97 11 1 1977-06-30 NYY @ TOR Jerry Johnson ahead 5-1 t 8 2 1-3 3 3 2 3% 100% Home Run; Randolph Scores; Rivers Scores
98 98 12 1 1977-07-08 NYY @ BAL Rudy May tied 2-2 t 3 1 -2- 2 3 2 18% 71% Home Run; Randolph Scores
99 99 13 1 1977-07-09 NYY @ BAL Jim Palmer ahead 4-3 t 8 1 --- 1 3 2 13% 86% Home Run
100 100 14 1 1977-07-28 NYY BAL Rudy May ahead 2-1 b 3 0 --- 1 3 2 10% 77% Home Run
101 101 15 1 1977-09-15 NYY BOS Luis Tiant behind 1-7 b 8 1 1-- 2 3 2 2% 3% Home Run; Blair Scores
102 102 16 1 1977-09-17 NYY @ DET Jim Crawford tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-- 2 3 2 16% 66% Home Run; Randolph Scores
103 103 17 1 1977-09-19 NYY @ BOS Reggie Cleveland tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 2 9% 55% Home Run
104 104 18 1 1977-09-28 NYY CLE Sid Monge ahead 7-0 b 5 0 --- 1 3 2 0% 99% Home Run
1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
105 105 1 1 1978-05-21 (2) NYY @ TOR Jerry Garvin tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-- 2 3 2 18% 68% Home Run (Deep LF); Randolph Scores
106 106 2 1 1978-06-05 NYY @ SEA Tom House behind 0-5 t 4 0 --- 1 3 10 4% 11% Home Run
107 107 3 1 1978-06-09 NYY @ CAL Frank Tanana tied 0-0 t 4 2 --- 1 3 2 14% 60% Home Run
108 108 4 1 1978-06-19 NYY @ BOS Luis Tiant tied 1-1 t 4 0 1-- 2 3 2 18% 73% Home Run; Randolph Scores
109 109 5 1 1978-07-14 NYY CHW Ken Kravec behind 2-3 b 4 0 --- 1 3 9 14% 56% Home Run (Deep LF)
110 110 6 1 1978-08-09 NYY MIL Lary Sorensen behind 2-3 b 3 1 --- 1 3 2 13% 53% Home Run
1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
111 111 1 1 1979-04-29 NYY @ SEA Odell Jones tied 2-2 t 6 0 1-- 2 3 2 22% 77% Home Run; Randolph Scores
112 112 2 1 1979-06-17 NYY @ TEX Steve Comer tied 0-0 t 1 1 --3 2 3 2 12% 67% Home Run; Randolph Scores
113 113 3 1 1979-07-06 (1) NYY @ OAK Steve McCatty ahead 1-0 t 3 1 1-- 2 3 2 17% 79% Home Run; Murcer Scores

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

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